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risk assessments, or DSE (Display Screen Equipment) risk
assessments are required under the Health and Safety (Display Screen
Equipment) Regulations 1992. Their purpose is to assess risks relating
to DSE use.
Examples of DSE related hazards may be:
It is a requirement that the DSE risk assessments be carried out by a competent person. Failure to comply with this requirement may render a DSE risk assessment as non-conforming and void. |
On
a practical level, the main benefit of a DSE risk assessment is to reduce
the likelihood of DSE hazards resulting in harm.
On a legal level, the main benefit of having a DSE risk assessment in place is that if a worst-case scenario does happen and a DSE hazard does result in harm, your organisation will have a legal defense. These benefits rely on the risk assessment being kept up-to-date, and recommendations made in the risk assessment being acted on within a reasonable timeframe.
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