Acronym/Term Used |
Explanation |
DSE |
Display screen equipment: computer screen laptops, televisions, smart phones, Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) control pads, Portable Diagnostic Screens (PDAs), equipment containing cathode ray tubes (CRTs). |
Workstation |
An area where work of a particular nature is carried out, such as an office desk, a specific location on an assembly line, a vehicle cab etc. |
WRULD |
Work Related Upper Limb Disorder. Damage caused to neck, shoulder, back, arm, wrist or hand by staying in one position for too long over prolonged periods. |
DSE user |
Anyone who works with the equipment continuously (i.e. every day or most days) for more than an hour a day. |