This is taken from a blog from JR ergonomics in the States and has many good things to say: DSE best practice: The secret in our view is that whether sitting or standing you move about every 20 minutes otr so. Static loading takes place whether you are sitting or standing. Just try standing with…
DetailsFire is brutal, 30 deaths a year in offices and it’s SMOKE that is the main cause of death. Did you know that? Our DSEasy software delivers the compulsory compliance with The DSE Regulations Our Fire Awareness for all delivers the compulsory compliance with the 2005 Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order, the Health and Safety…
DetailsFind out by following this link: http://www.nhs.uk/tools/documents/self_assessments_js/assessment.html?XMLpath=/tools/documents/self_assessments_js/packages/&ASid=43&syndicate WHY? Good mental wellbeing – some people call it happiness – is about more than avoiding mental health problems. It means feeling good and functioning well. This tool uses WEMWBS, a scale which is often used by scientists and psychologists to measure wellbeing. To get your wellbeing score,…
DetailsDr. Kelly Starrett, an American Mobility expert advises us to sit on the edge of one’s chair. ‘Moving your bottom to the front edge of the chair does two things. First it makes sure that you use the bony part of your bottom, the part we were designed to sit on rather that the…
DetailsWe present this BLOG from EnergiseYou. (DSE training and assessment PLUS Mindfulness = great rewards). Many of the great brands and successful organisations EnergiseYou work with have implemented mindfulness into their workplace, reporting significant benefits for their businesses and employees. The application of simple techniques can make for a more productive workplace. The personal benefits for employees…
DetailsLong long ago, it was recognized that working with computers may cause physical, visual or mental discomfort. Hence The DSE Regulations were born. What do you reckon is the percentage of computer users who suffer with an MSD? From my research I’d say between 90% – 95%. Nearly everyone has experienced a numbness, sore shoulder,…
DetailsEMPLOYEE WELLBEING Musculoskeletal disorders cause the largest number of days lost to sickness and absence, bringing losses in production and problems for employees. What can be done? Please follow this link to read the article published by Media Planet Business and Industry
DetailsI have an invitation for two or three of you. We have commissioned a new online Office Health and Safety Training and Audit programme and I’m looking for a few professional health and safety guys to review it. To tell me what’s good about it, what’s poor or bad, what’s missing, where it can be…
DetailsA good posture is essential for preventing musculoskeletal disorders in DSE users. Take a look around your office right now, how many people do you see that are slouching, perching on their chair, peering forwards towards a monitor too far away, their chair too high or too low, their monitor to one side and…
DetailsMusculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) are the most common type of work related illness in the UK. Many staff working at computers without any best practice training, are at risk. So is taking a break one of the real answers in preventing this? Absolutely! As well as being one of the six main requirements in the DSE…
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