VDU / DSE Training Course Fully Certified
Looking for a certified VDU training course or DSE training course? Ireland's leading programs, led by clinical experts, empower your team with the skills to ensure HSA compliance and workstation safety from just €299.
VDU / DSE Training Course Fully Certified
Looking for a certified VDU training course or DSE training course? Ireland's leading programs, led by clinical experts, empower your team with the skills to ensure HSA compliance and workstation safety from just €299.
IRELANDS LEADING WORKPLACE VDU DSE TRAINING COURSES
IRELANDS LEADING WORKPLACE VDU DSE TRAINING COURSES
Certified VDU / DSE Training Course
Our comprehensive VDU / DSE training course prepares participants to carry out thorough workstation assessments and provide expert guidance to employees working with Visual Display Units (VDUs) and Display Screen Equipment (DSE).
Participants will gain the in-depth knowledge and practical skills required to assess and optimize workstations in strict accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007.
Identify Ergonomic Risks
Spot potential hazards and musculoskeletal risks at workstations before they result in injury.
Recommend Control Measures
Implement highly effective solutions and select medically-graded equipment for specific user needs.
Promote Safe Practices
Educate your workforce on healthy postural habits, correct setups, and active working routines.
Ensure Legal Compliance
Help your company meet HSA regulations and maintain accurate documentation for all DSE users.
Certified VDU / DSE Training Course
Our comprehensive VDU / DSE training course prepares participants to carry out thorough workstation assessments and provide expert guidance to employees working with Visual Display Units (VDUs) and Display Screen Equipment (DSE).
Participants will gain the in-depth knowledge and practical skills required to assess and optimize workstations in strict accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007.
Identify Ergonomic Risks
Spot potential hazards and musculoskeletal risks at workstations before they result in injury.
Recommend Control Measures
Implement highly effective solutions and select medically-graded equipment for specific user needs.
Promote Safe Practices
Educate your workforce on healthy postural habits, correct setups, and active working routines.
Ensure Legal Compliance
Help your company meet HSA regulations and maintain accurate documentation for all DSE users.
Upcoming VDU DSE Training Course Dates
Level 1: Essential DSE Assessor & VDU Training Course
Live Interactive Online Training (via Microsoft Teams)
Ideal for beginners, safety officers, and HR personnel. This foundational VDU training course covers Irish statutory requirements, ergonomic principles, and practical workstation setups to ensure full HSA compliance. Learn how to confidently execute a DSE training course assessment internally.
Level 2: Advanced & Refresher VDU / DSE Training Course
Remote / Online via Teams
Designed for existing assessors or H&S managers. We dive deep into complex cases, medically-graded equipment selection, and advanced postural analysis to handle difficult employee ergonomic requirements and pain management.
Corporate Group VDU / DSE Training Course
On-Site at Your Facility
We bring our clinical experts directly to your facility or host your team remotely. Our group training is highly interactive and customized to your specific office environment, ensuring your internal team can manage VDU / DSE compliance at scale.
Upcoming VDU DSE Training Course Dates
Level 1: Essential DSE Assessor & VDU Training Course
Live Interactive Online Training (via Microsoft Teams)
Ideal for beginners, safety officers, and HR personnel. This foundational VDU training course covers Irish statutory requirements, ergonomic principles, and practical workstation setups to ensure full HSA compliance. Learn how to confidently execute a DSE training course assessment internally.
Level 2: Advanced & Refresher VDU / DSE Training Course
Remote / Online via Teams
Designed for existing assessors or H&S managers. We dive deep into complex cases, medically-graded equipment selection, and advanced postural analysis to handle difficult employee ergonomic requirements and pain management.
Corporate Group VDU / DSE Training Course
On-Site at Your Facility
We bring our clinical experts directly to your facility or host your team remotely. Our group training is highly interactive and customized to your specific office environment, ensuring your internal team can manage VDU / DSE compliance at scale.
Our VDU DSE Training Course Certification Tracks
Basic DSE VDU Training Course
Ideal for those new to health and safety or ergonomics. This course provides a solid foundation in DSE legislation, workstation setup, and how to conduct standard assessments effectively to ensure HSA compliance.
Advanced DSE Assessor Training Course
Designed for existing assessors or H&S managers. We dive deep into complex cases, medically-graded equipment selection, and advanced postural analysis to handle difficult employee ergonomic requirements and pain management.
On-Site DSE Group Training Course
We bring our clinical experts directly to your facility or host your team remotely. Our group training is highly interactive and customized to your specific office environment, ensuring your internal team can manage VDU compliance at scale.
Our VDU DSE Training Course Certification Tracks
Basic DSE VDU Training Course
Ideal for those new to health and safety or ergonomics. This course provides a solid foundation in DSE legislation, workstation setup, and how to conduct standard assessments effectively to ensure HSA compliance.
Advanced DSE Assessor Training Course
Designed for existing assessors or H&S managers. We dive deep into complex cases, medically-graded equipment selection, and advanced postural analysis to handle difficult employee ergonomic requirements and pain management.
On-Site DSE Group Training Course
We bring our clinical experts directly to your facility or host your team remotely. Our group training is highly interactive and customized to your specific office environment, ensuring your internal team can manage VDU compliance at scale.
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20k+
Clinical Assessments Completed
Go Beyond Basic Health & Safety.
Standard compliance courses teach you to tick boxes. At KOS, we teach you clinical postural science. You aren’t just learning the law; you are gaining the expertise to prevent actual workplace injuries.
Our VDU DSE training courses are designed and delivered exclusively by highly qualified medical professionals, ensuring your internal assessors can handle complex cases with confidence.
- BSc & MSc Qualified Physiotherapists
- Certified Occupational Therapists
- Decades of Corporate Ergonomic Experience
20k+
Clinical Assessments Completed
Go Beyond Basic Health & Safety.
Standard compliance courses teach you to tick boxes. At KOS, we teach you clinical postural science. You aren’t just learning the law; you are gaining the expertise to prevent actual workplace injuries.
Our VDU DSE training courses are designed and delivered exclusively by highly qualified medical professionals, ensuring your internal assessors can handle complex cases with confidence.
- BSc & MSc Qualified Physiotherapists
- Certified Occupational Therapists
- Decades of Corporate Ergonomic Experience
Frequently Asked
Questions
Expert insights and essential guidance on completing your online VDU DSE training course for Irish employers.
HSA Guidance
According to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Regulations, a "Competent Person" must have sufficient training, experience, and knowledge. Our Level 1 and 2 VDU DSE training courses are designed to meet this exact criteria.
Liability Protection: Trained internal assessors help mitigate insurance risks associated with Musculoskeletal (MSK) claims.
- Employers & self-employed persons
- Health & Safety managers or consultants
- Health & Safety representatives
- Occupational health professionals
- Architects and IT professionals
- Persons interested in workplace ergonomics
- Legal requirements under current Health & Safety legislation
- Hazards & risks associated with DSE/VDU usage
- Ergonomics of computer workstations
- Practical control measures and environmental factors
- Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders associated with usage
- How to carry out a practical workstation assessment with an end-user
Level 2 (Advanced & Refresher) is for existing assessors. After 3 years, you must complete the Level 2 VDU DSE training course to refresh your certificate and remain compliant. This advanced course also dives deeper into complex cases, medically-graded equipment selection, and advanced postural analysis.
- Review of the Irish regulations relating to VDU/DSE usage
- Review of anatomy and physiology relating to the body when using VDU / DSE Workstations
- Discussion and review on how the most common injuries for office based workers can be caused due to the work environment
- How these can be significantly reduced in the office by creating an ergonomic environment
- Review of 'best practice' when discussing working postures and the need for flexibility, not just application of strict 'rules', including discussing individual cases
- Practical review of workstation set up
- Practical review of 'ergonomic' equipment, discussing when to use and why
- Review of "best practice" on performing the assessment and seeing the whole process through
- Discussion of return to work scenarios
- Ergonomics and Anthropometrics
- Legal requirements under current Health & Safety legislation (Irish and European)
- Hazards & Risks associated with VDU / DSE usage
- Ergonomics of computer workstations
- Environmental factors
- Recent studies and legal cases relevant to VDUs / DSEs
- Emerging issues around hot-desking, sit-stand desks, home working and laptop and tablet use
- Assessment techniques and evaluation
Frequently Asked
Questions
Expert insights and essential guidance on completing your online VDU DSE training course for Irish employers.
HSA Guidance
According to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Regulations, a "Competent Person" must have sufficient training, experience, and knowledge. Our Level 1 and 2 VDU DSE training courses are designed to meet this exact criteria.
Liability Protection: Trained internal assessors help mitigate insurance risks associated with Musculoskeletal (MSK) claims.
- Employers & self-employed persons
- Health & Safety managers or consultants
- Health & Safety representatives
- Occupational health professionals
- Architects and IT professionals
- Persons interested in workplace ergonomics
- Legal requirements under current Health & Safety legislation
- Hazards & risks associated with DSE/VDU usage
- Ergonomics of computer workstations
- Practical control measures and environmental factors
- Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders associated with usage
- How to carry out a practical workstation assessment with an end-user
Level 2 (Advanced & Refresher) is for existing assessors. After 3 years, you must complete the Level 2 VDU DSE training course to refresh your certificate and remain compliant. This advanced course also dives deeper into complex cases, medically-graded equipment selection, and advanced postural analysis.
- Review of the Irish regulations relating to VDU/DSE usage
- Review of anatomy and physiology relating to the body when using VDU / DSE Workstations
- Discussion and review on how the most common injuries for office based workers can be caused due to the work environment
- How these can be significantly reduced in the office by creating an ergonomic environment
- Review of 'best practice' when discussing working postures and the need for flexibility, not just application of strict 'rules', including discussing individual cases
- Practical review of workstation set up
- Practical review of 'ergonomic' equipment, discussing when to use and why
- Review of "best practice" on performing the assessment and seeing the whole process through
- Discussion of return to work scenarios
- Ergonomics and Anthropometrics
- Legal requirements under current Health & Safety legislation (Irish and European)
- Hazards & Risks associated with VDU / DSE usage
- Ergonomics of computer workstations
- Environmental factors
- Recent studies and legal cases relevant to VDUs / DSEs
- Emerging issues around hot-desking, sit-stand desks, home working and laptop and tablet use
- Assessment techniques and evaluation
Feedback from Our Graduates
The clinical depth of this course is incredible. Unlike standard H&S training, KOS explained the 'why' behind the posture. I feel much more confident assessing complex employee ergonomic requirements.
Alan P.
H&S Manager, Dublin Financial FirmTraining our internal team up to Level 2 has saved us thousands in recurring external consulting fees. The clinical expertise of the trainers was invaluable for handling specific medical cases.
Mary L.
Operations Director, Munster RegionThe trainers hold medical degrees, not just standard H&S certifications. You gain the expertise to handle employee injury claims and implement medically sound ergonomic fixes internally.
Patrick S.
H&S Business Consultant, IrelandI attended the Advanced Refresher course to update my credentials. The deep dive into medically-graded chairs and hybrid working environments was exactly what our company needed.
Sarah C.
Senior Ergonomic AssessorFeedback from Our Graduates
The clinical depth of this course is incredible. Unlike standard H&S training, KOS explained the 'why' behind the posture. I feel much more confident assessing complex employee ergonomic requirements.
Alan P.
H&S Manager, Dublin Financial FirmTraining our internal team up to Level 2 has saved us thousands in recurring external consulting fees. The clinical expertise of the trainers was invaluable for handling specific medical cases.
Mary L.
Operations Director, Munster RegionThe trainers hold medical degrees, not just standard H&S certifications. You gain the expertise to handle employee injury claims and implement medically sound ergonomic fixes internally.
Patrick S.
H&S Business Consultant, IrelandI attended the Advanced Refresher course to update my credentials. The deep dive into medically-graded chairs and hybrid working environments was exactly what our company needed.
Sarah C.
Senior Ergonomic Assessor
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