Badbacks2go product solutions is pleased to announce the launch of the new handbook by Duncan Abbott, principal ergonomist at enricoSmog ergonomic practitioners.

The Visual Guide to DSE assessment

The handbook is packed with pictures and illustrations that will enable assessors to understand how musculoskeletal disorders develop and what can be done to prevent them.

Covers:

• Quick visual overview of what happens to the user's body when seated and the effects of poor posture
• Starting an assessment and gaining rapport
• Assessments
  • Standard, Double screen, Laptop assessment and PDA assessment
• How to do assessments for workers with pain or discomfort
  • Back, Neck, Upper limb, Lower limb. Pelvis
• How to select equipment, their use and potential problems, and how to measure users for seating
• Using RULA (Rapid Upper Limb Assessment) tool step by step guide, and body maps
• A worked example demonstrating how to do an assessment, using ergonomic tools, and how to construct a compelling report that is accurate,  factual and of a high quality

Full details http://www.badbacks2go.co.uk/visual_guide_to_assessments

For DSE assessor training - Basic and Advanced visit www.enicosmog.com/training

Regards

Karen Lock - Badbacks2go