Health and Safety Executive

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Working safely with display screen equipment

Protect your workers from any risks associated with display screen equipment (DSE).

Find out more - about how to protect your workers from any risks associated with display screen equipment (DSE).[1]

Industries A to Z

Guidance by industry, includes construction, health and social care, pesticides, oil and gas, agriculture

Topics A to Z

Guidance by topic, includes risk management, RIDDOR, COSHH, asbestos and display screen equipment

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Information and services

  • RIDDOR[17]

    Some accidents, diseases or near misses must be reported

  • F10 notification[18]

    Tell HSE about a large construction project before work starts

  • Apply, notify or report[19]

    Apply for a licence, send us a form or report something in a workplace

  • Building Safety Regulator[20]

    How building safety is regulated in England

  • COSHH[21]

    Identify, assess and control risks from hazardous substances

  • The law[22]

    Health and safety at work: criminal and civil law

About HSE

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  1. Find out more - about how to protect your workers from any risks associated with display screen equipment (DSE).https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/dse/assessment.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=dse-assessment&utm_content=home-page-banner
  2. Risk assessmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=risk&utm_content=home-page-popular
  3. Asbestoshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/introduction/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=asbestos&utm_content=home-page-popular
  4. Stress and mental healthhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=stress&utm_content=home-page-popular
  5. Manual handling https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=man-han&utm_content=home-page-popular
  6. Health and safety statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hse-news&utm_term=annual-stats&utm_content=home-page-popular
  7. Equipment and machineryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=equipment&utm_content=home-page-popular
  8. Go to the Industries A to Z https://www.hse.gov.uk/guidance/industries.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=industries&utm_content=home-page-atoz
  9. Go to the Topics A to Zhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/guidance/topics.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=topics&utm_content=home-page-atoz
  10. Safety notice: risk of collision with offshore installations from attendant vesselshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/risk-collision-offshore-installations-attendant-vessels.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=safety-notice&utm_id=safety-notice&utm_term=attendant-vessel-safety-notice&utm_content=home-page-news
  11. Safety noticehttps://press.hse.gov.uk/
  12. Farmer jailed following fatal vehicle incident involving childhttps://press.hse.gov.uk/2025/02/28/farmer-jailed-after-three-year-old-child-killed-by-vehicle/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_id=prosecution&utm_term=farmer-fatal&utm_content=home-page-news
  13. Prosecutionhttps://press.hse.gov.uk/category/prosecution/
  14. Indoor skiing company fined after child fatalityhttps://press.hse.gov.uk/2025/02/26/skiing-company-fined-after-boy-was-killed-at-friends-birthday-party/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_id=prosecution&utm_term=skiing-fine&utm_content=home-page-news
  15. Prosecutionhttps://press.hse.gov.uk/category/news/
  16. Latest newshttps://press.hse.gov.uk/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=more-news&utm_content=home-page-news
  17. RIDDORhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=riddor&utm_content=home-page-info
  18. F10 notificationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/forms/notification/f10.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=f10&utm_content=home-page-info
  19. Apply, notify or reporthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=contact&utm_content=home-page-info
  20. Building Safety Regulatorhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/building-safety/regulator.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=bsr&utm_term=building-safety&utm_content=home-page-info
  21. COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=coshh&utm_content=home-page-info
  22. The lawhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/law/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=law&utm_content=home-page-info
  23. Sarah Albonhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/the-board.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hse-news&utm_term=ceo&utm_content=home-page-about#sarah-albon
  24. Sarah Newtonhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/the-board.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hse-news&utm_term=chair&utm_content=home-page-about#sarah-newton
  25. Our missionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/our-mission-and-priorities.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=mission&utm_content=home-page-about
  26. Careershttps://careers.hse.gov.uk/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hse-jobs&utm_term=careers&utm_content=home-page-about
  27. Our managementhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/our-management.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=management&utm_content=home-page-about

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Updated: 2025-03-10