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Display screen equipment: workstation checklist
A workstation assessment checklist covering screens, keyboards, pointing devices, furniture, posture and the surrounding work environment.
- Publisher
- Health and Safety Executive
- Edition
- CK1 · first published May 2013
- Search coverage
- 10 of 10 PDF pages
Anthropometry & ergonomics
Open original PDF at page 7 Source wording and page order preserved. Drawings and table layouts remain available in the original PDF.
Display screen equipment (DSE) workstation checklist
Risk factors Tick Things to consider Action to take
answer
Yes No
Is the chair adjusted correctly? The user should be able to carry out
their work sitting comfortably.
Consider training the user in how to
adopt suitable postures while
working.
The arms of chairs can stop the
user getting close enough to use the
equipment comfortably.
Move any obstructions from under
the desk.
Is the small of the back The user should have a straight
supported by the chair’s back, supported by the chair, with
backrest? relaxed shoulders.
Are forearms horizontal and Adjust the chair height to get the
eyes at roughly the same user’s arms in the right position, and
height as the top of the DSE? then adjust the DSE height, if
necessary.
Are feet flat on the floor, If not, a footrest may be needed.
without too much pressure
from the seat on the backs of
the legs?
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