Topic module

Computer Workstations, Ergonomics and Manual Handling

Designing tasks, equipment and workstations to reduce musculoskeletal, visual and fatigue risks.

Long-form learning

Concept to Risk to Memory to Check-up

Move from management ownership to a specific workplace risk assessment, proportionate control, investigation and evidence-led improvement.

Core concepts

Concept 1

Display-screen risk depends on workstation setup, task design, breaks and individual needs.

Exam cue: Change the task or load before coaching a lifting technique.

Concept 2

Manual-handling assessment considers task, individual, load and environment.

Exam cue: Consider duration, repetition, reach, force, posture and recovery.

Concept 3

Mechanical aid, redesign and delivery planning can avoid or reduce handling at source.

Risk pitfalls and guardrails

Treating maximum-weight charts as proof that a lift is safe.

Guardrail: Do not replace a design, engineering or organisational control with paperwork, a warning or PPE alone.

Buying an adjustable chair without assessing work and setup.

Guardrail: Do not replace a design, engineering or organisational control with paperwork, a warning or PPE alone.

Memory anchors

TILE the Handling

Review task, individual, load and environment.

Avoid Before Technique

Remove the lift or use mechanical assistance where possible.

Fit Work to People

Adjust equipment, reach, posture, pace and breaks.

DSE Is More Than a Screen

Assess workstation, software, task, environment and user needs.

Symptoms Trigger Review

Early discomfort is evidence to reassess the task.

Checkpoint rule

Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.

Knowledge Check (after reading)

Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.

1-2 question checkpoint

Next step personalized recommendations

Move forward only after this module is stable.

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