Office Ergonomics and Display Screen Safety

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A free, four-hour awareness course on office ergonomics and display screen safety. Learn to adjust chairs, desks, screens and input devices, improve visual comfort, plan activity changes, review laptops and hybrid work, report concerns and support workstation improvements. Includes 12 modules, 24 text lessons with practical activities, 30 quiz questions and an assessed fictional office case.

LO01: Explain ergonomic risk factors associated with office and display-screen work.
LO02: Distinguish worker and employer responsibilities and identify when assessment is needed.
LO03: Choose suitable chair, desk and support adjustments for a user and task.
LO04: Arrange screens and visual settings to support comfortable viewing.
LO05: Improve keyboard, pointing-device, document and telephone arrangements.
LO06: Plan realistic changes of activity, movement and recovery during screen work.
LO07: Identify glare, environmental and basic office-safety issues and suitable actions.
LO08: Adapt workstation arrangements for laptops, home working and shared desks.
LO09: Recognise concerns that require early reporting and individual support without diagnosing.
LO10: Complete a basic workstation review and prioritised action record.
LO11: Explain how procurement, supervision and follow-up sustain ergonomic improvements.
LO12: Evaluate the fictional case and prepare a justified workstation improvement plan.

Course Content

Ergonomics and screen-work risks
Recognise how the person, task, equipment and environment interact.

01 | What office ergonomics means
02 | Recognising exposure and early concerns

Responsibilities and workstation assessment
Understand reporting, assessment and the jurisdiction of guidance.

Chairs, desks and supported working
Adjust seating, support and reach for the individual user.

Screens and visual comfort
Position displays and improve readability without awkward postures.

Keyboard, mouse and communication tools
Reduce unnecessary reach, force and contact pressure.

Work routine and movement
Plan variation, recovery and manageable screen-work demands.

Lighting and the office environment
Control glare and maintain a suitable, safe working area.

Laptops, tablets and hybrid work
Apply ergonomic principles across mobile, home and shared workstations.

Individual needs and early reporting
Respond constructively to symptoms and support individual adjustments.

Workstation assessment in practice
Record observations, select controls and verify that they work.

Management, procurement and review
Build ergonomic considerations into purchasing, supervision and change.

Case study and personal action plan
Apply the course through a fictional office review and measurable actions.

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Course Content

Ergonomics and screen-work risks Recognise how the person, task, equipment and environment interact.

01 | What office ergonomics means

02 | Recognising exposure and early concerns

Responsibilities and workstation assessment Understand reporting, assessment and the jurisdiction of guidance.

03 | Responsibilities and local requirements

04 | When and how a workstation review is needed

Chairs, desks and supported working Adjust seating, support and reach for the individual user.

05 | Adjusting the chair and supporting the body

06 | Desk space, reach and position changes

Screens and visual comfort Position displays and improve readability without awkward postures.

07 | Positioning the main screen

08 | Multiple screens, documents and eyesight

Keyboard, mouse and communication tools Reduce unnecessary reach, force and contact pressure.

09 | Keyboard and pointing-device setup

10 | Contact pressure, calls and document handling

Work routine and movement Plan variation, recovery and manageable screen-work demands.

11 | Planning breaks and changes of activity

12 | Movement, work pace and manageable demands

Lighting and the office environment Control glare and maintain a suitable, safe working area.

13 | Glare, lighting and screen readability

14 | Space, comfort and basic office safety

Laptops, tablets and hybrid work Apply ergonomic principles across mobile, home and shared workstations.

15 | Laptops, tablets and mobile devices

16 | Home working and shared desks

Individual needs and early reporting Respond constructively to symptoms and support individual adjustments.

17 | Responding to discomfort and visual concerns

18 | Individual requirements and accessible work

Workstation assessment in practice Record observations, select controls and verify that they work.

19 | A practical review method

20 | Prioritising actions and verifying controls

Management, procurement and review Build ergonomic considerations into purchasing, supervision and change.

21 | Procurement and change management

22 | Supervision, records and useful monitoring

Case study and personal action plan Apply the course through a fictional office review and measurable actions.

23 | Worked example: an office review

24 | Preparing your workstation improvement plan