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Training | Seminars | Handbooks

TRAINING HANDBOOKS


2008 COURSE DATES

  • Advanced DSE and workstation assessor (1 day)
  • DSE assessors course (1 day)
  • Risk assessments for disabled and older workers and Access to Work assessments

    Advanced DSE and workstation assessor 2008
    This course is suitable for the experienced DSE assessor wishing to update his or her skills. The course provides delegates with new tools and concepts, an understanding how to carry out risk assessments for disabled and older workers. How to safeguard expectant mothers, mobile workers, home workers.

    The course is very interactive and offers delegates the chance to increase his or her assessment skills and benchmark their organisation agains other dele

June 2008
London (30th)

July 2008
Cambrige (1st), Lincoln (24th)

September 2008
London (23rd), Birmingham (30th)

October 2008
Taunton (2nd), Leeds (15th), Salisbury (17th)

November 2008
Cardiff (4th), Belfast (18th), Edinburgh (19th)

December 2008
London (2nd)

Course outline and booking form

DSE assessor 2008

The objective of the course is to equip delegates with a solid understanding of the assessment process, which is backed up in the accompanying handbook. To achieve this the course is designed to be as practical as possible to enable delegates to be stimulated in order to encourage proactive behaviour and discussion.

The course is often chosen by companies looking for an inhouse course where a number of assessors can be trained at one time.

July 2008
London (4th)

September 2008
Jersey (18th), Salisbury (19th), London (22nd), Birmingham (29th)

October 2008
Bristol (1st), Leeds (14th)

November 2008
Cardiff (3rd)

July 2008
London (1st)

Course outline and booking form

Risk assessments for disabled and older workers and Access to Work assessments

The course is designed for professionals wishing to increase his or her knowledge and understanding of the factors to consider when undertaking risk assessments for disabled and older workers. It will help assessors that have to carry out Access to Work assessments for his or her employer and will cover the ATW process, what happens at the assessment, types of disability, what goes in a report and what type of things are funded.

The course is presented by Duncan Abbott who has worked as a national adviser for Access to Work for the past nine years. He has worked with the Disability Rights Commission and the HSE on developing guidance for risk assessments for disabled workers.



Please contact us for further details on 01747 871868 or email info@enricosmog.com



Training | Seminars | Handbooks
The following handbooks are available - please contact us for details.

The Advanced DSE assessor handbook
The handbooks designed for use by all those DSE risk assessors who require a resource written specifically for them. The book covers legislation, the 10 ergonomic principles, posture and covers RULA, (quantitative methods of risk associate with particular working postures), anthropometrics (body sizes). The handbook covers workstation set up, how to select ergonomic products (seating, keyboards, footrests, desking), case studies and has an extensive resource (short keyboard cuts, how to make computers accessible, quick fixits). The handbook has 222 pages and comes with checklists, risk assessment forms and a RULA and task analysis template.

Handbook details and order form

Personal risk assessments for disabled workers - THE HANDBOOK
The handbook is widely used by occupational health advisors, occuaptional health physicians, health and safety advisors, personnel managers. The handbook covers physical, cognitive, and sensory disability types and multiple impairments.

The handbook is available under license to be copied, or installed on to an Intranet in digital format.


Handbook details and order form


Training | Seminars | Handbooks

enricoSmog has run a wide number of in-house seminars to enable organisations understand better how an ergonomic program can reduce physical injury and improve productivity.

If you would like to run a seminar or event to raise worker and management awareness on ergonomic issues please contact us.

Duncan Abbott is a frequent conference presenter and featured writer for many occupational health publications. He is also a first contact for many media organisations.