Osmond Ergonomics

The urgent need for systemic wellbeing: why DSE in isolation no longer meets the needs of the UK workforce. The workplace is undergoing a seismic shift. While legislative compliance remains fundamental, the reliance on outdated, physically focused interventions, such as the display screen equipment (DSE) assessment, struggles to address the complex and escalating challenges of mental health and neurodiversity.

The traditional workplace has undergone a seismic shift since the pandemic, challenging historically entrenched norms about how, where and when we work. This transformation demands that organisations rethink their approach to employee wellbeing, ergonomics and workplace culture.

Can office design make you happier and healthier? Yes… (but read on for our ‘no’ answer too). Working in the field of ergonomics and human factors as long as I have, I have seen the significant impact the working environment can have on an employee’s mental and physical wellbeing, not to mention a host of other outcomes ranging from productivity to creativity. Photograph: iStock/miniseries There are many devices in the office design toolkit which have the power to make people happier and healthier.