Whether your employees work in an office, from home, across multiple locations or in a hybrid pattern, a well-set-up workstation can help reduce discomfort and support safer, more sustainable screen-based work.
Clarity provides Display Screen Equipment, or DSE, workstation assessments for employers across the UK. We help you assess workstations, identify practical improvements and create a process that works for employees, managers and your wider health and safety arrangements.
From large-scale online self-assessments to one-to-one ergonomic reviews for more complex cases, we can help you build a proportionate DSE programme around the way your people actually work
Clarity builds DSE programmes around how and where your people actually work – office, home, hybrid or mobile – rather than applying a generic office‑only checklist. We align assessments with your risk profile, working patterns and existing processes so they are manageable at scale.
We can combine online self‑assessments with review by a trained assessor, and provide one‑to‑one assessments where needed – on‑site or remotely. That keeps the process efficient for low‑risk setups while ensuring issues and complex cases receive expert attention.
Our reports give straightforward, prioritised actions – from small adjustments (chair height, screen position) to equipment changes and training needs – along with a clear record of what has been assessed and agreed. This supports both staff wellbeing and audit readiness.
DSE assessments can link directly with management referrals and other occupational health input, ensuring that persistent discomfort or health issues highlighted in assessments are properly investigated and supported.
A Display Screen Equipment, or DSE, workstation assessment considers how an employee uses their screen, chair, desk, keyboard, mouse and working environment, and whether their set-up could create a risk to health.
It looks beyond the screen itself. A suitable assessment considers the whole workstation, the work being done and the individual using it—including any specific needs related to disability, injury, pregnancy, pain or discomfort.
For employees who use display screen equipment daily for continuous periods of an hour or more as part of their normal work, employers have duties under the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992. This includes assessing workstations, reducing risks, providing information and training, planning breaks or changes of activity, and arranging an eye and eyesight test when a DSE user requests one.hse.gov+1
A DSE assessment is not only a compliance exercise. It can help employees work more comfortably, identify concerns early and reduce avoidable musculoskeletal discomfort, eye strain and fatigue.
In line with HSE guidance, a workstation assessment considers:
Equipment and furniture – screen height and distance, keyboard and mouse position, chair adjustability and support, desk height and layout.
Work environment – lighting and glare, noise, temperature and space around the workstation.
Task and software – the nature of the work, pace, task variety and how easy the software is to use.
Individual needs – existing health conditions, pain or discomfort, use of glasses and any disability‑related adjustments required.
Clarity’s assessors then recommend practical changes – from simple adjustments and posture coaching to equipment provision and, where needed, onward occupational health support.
The DSE Regulations apply equally to employees working from home. Employers must assess home workstations, provide information and training, and take reasonable steps to address issues identified.
Clarity helps organisations:
Develop home‑working DSE self‑assessment processes
Review results through trained assessors, not software alone
Provide practical guidance on setting up home workstations
Advise on when equipment (chairs, monitors, keyboards, etc.) should be provided
This ensures that the same standards of care apply to remote and office‑based staff, reducing long‑term musculoskeletal risk and supporting consistent treatment.
DSE assessment is not a one-off task. It should be reviewed whenever the person, workstation or work changes in a way that could affect risk.
An assessment should be carried out or reviewed when:
A new DSE user starts work.
A new workstation is set up.
An employee starts home or hybrid working.
Equipment, furniture, software, work tasks or working patterns change.
The employee moves location or changes workstation.
An employee reports pain, discomfort, eye strain or another concern that may be linked to DSE work.
An employee returns from injury, illness, maternity leave or another absence where their needs may have changed.
A disability, pregnancy or other health-related circumstance means adjustments may be needed.
Previous recommendations have not resolved the issue or need to be reviewed.
HSE specifically advises reassessment when a new user or workstation is introduced, the way a workstation is used changes, or an employee reports pain or discomfort.
Whether you are setting up a DSE process for the first time, reviewing home-working arrangements or supporting employees with discomfort, Clarity can help.
We will work with you to create a practical, proportionate DSE assessment programme that supports your employees, meets your responsibilities and fits around the way your organisation works.
Tell us about your workforce, sites and requirements. We will call you to discuss a practical occupational health solution and the most suitable delivery options.
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