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DSE and Workplace Ergonomic Assessments
A good chair matters, but it's only part of the picture. How someone's whole workspace is set up counts just as much for their health and comfort. A DSE assessment and a workplace ergonomic audit look at exactly that. Between them they cover the chair, screen, keyboard, footrest, risers and desk height, on-site or remotely.
The legal side: DSE compliance
Under Irish and EU workplace health and safety regulations, employers have a legal duty to assess display screen equipment workstations for anyone who uses a screen as a significant part of their job. That covers chair height and support, monitor position and keyboard and mouse placement. It's meant to be checked properly, not filled in once on a self-report form and forgotten.
Going further: the full ergonomic picture
Beyond the legal minimum, we also look at footrests, monitor risers and desk height. These affect comfort just as much as the chair does, but they sit outside a strict DSE checklist.
- Chair: height, lumbar support and adjustment.
- Screen, keyboard and mouse: distance, height and angle.
- Footrest: whether one is needed and correctly positioned.
- Risers and desk height: whether the working surface itself needs adjusting.
On-site or remote
We carry out assessments at your premises or remotely, whichever suits the business. Practical adjustments are made on the spot where we can. Demand comes most often from healthcare organisations, schools and public sector bodies, though businesses of every size book these too, where formal sign-off matters to them or they simply want to get it right for their team.
Training your own team to do this in-house
Running assessments regularly, or across multiple sites? We can train your own staff to carry them out. New starters and new desk set-ups can then be checked in-house, without booking us for every single visit.
One visit, one reportThe legal DSE check and the wider ergonomic review happen together, so recommendations look at how chair, desk, screen and accessories affect each other. Nothing gets assessed in isolation.
How HuntOffice can help
Recommendations map directly onto our own catalogue: a different chair, a monitor riser, a footrest, or a height-adjustable desk. Findings turn into a straightforward follow-up order, not a report that sits in a drawer.