Display screen equipment: workstation, breaks and health surveillance
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For display screen equipment (DSE) users, in specific training: Title VII (arts. 172-179) and annex XXXIV D.Lgs. 81/08. 13 questions, about 9 minutes. Translated from Italian: legal references remain the Italian ones (D.Lgs. 81/2008) Sources: D.Lgs. 81/2008 art. 173 · Reviewed 21/10/2026 · Training support, not a certification.
Only those who work more than 40 hours a week at the computer
Someone who uses a display screen systematically or habitually for at least 20 hours a week, after deducting breaks
Someone who uses the computer at least one hour a day
Question 2 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
In the absence of contractual agreements, how long must the break from the display screen be?
No break, just changing screens
15 minutes every 120 minutes of continuous use
5 minutes every hour, necessarily outside the office
30 minutes every 4 hours
Question 3 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
Can DSE breaks be added together and all taken at the end of the day in order to leave early?
Yes, if the worker decides so
Yes, always
No, breaks cannot be accumulated at the start and end of working hours
Yes, on remote working (smart working) days
Question 4 · True / False · 20s · 1 pt
Waiting times for the computer to respond, if the worker cannot leave the workstation, count as a break.
True
False
Question 5 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
How often is the medical examination repeated for a 52-year-old DSE worker found fit without restrictions?
Every year
Every 10 years
Every 2 years
Every 5 years
Question 6 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
What is the frequency of the examination for a 35-year-old DSE worker, fit without prescriptions or limitations?
Every 2 years
Every 5 years
Only at the pre-employment examination
Every year
Question 7 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
If the examination shows the need for specific glasses for the display screen, which cannot be replaced by normal ones, who pays for them?
The worker
INAIL
The employer
The National Health Service
Question 8 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
At what distance from the eyes should the screen be placed?
More than 1 metre
Distance does not matter
About 50-70 cm
About 20-30 cm
Question 9 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
How should the screen height be adjusted?
With the centre of the screen at forehead height
Above the head, to keep the neck stretched
As low as possible, on the desk surface
With the top edge slightly below the horizontal line of the eyes
Question 10 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
What is needed for prolonged use of a laptop?
An external keyboard and mouse and a stand that raises the screen to the correct height
Nothing: laptops are excluded from the rules
Using it on your knees to be comfortable
Just tilting the screen as far as possible
Question 11 · Multiple choice · 45s · 1 pt
Which DSE workstation adjustments are correct? (2 answers)
Forearms resting on the desk in front of the keyboard
Screen with a window behind you reflecting in it
Keyboard raised to shoulder height
Feet resting firmly on the floor or on a footrest
Question 12 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
Which of these risks is expressly indicated by art. 174 for the assessment of DSE workstations?
Risks to sight and eyes
The risk of ionising radiation
The risk of explosion
The biological risk
Question 13 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
What is the indicative height of the desk work surface according to annex XXXIV?
Between 90 and 100 cm
Any height, as long as the surface is white
Between 50 and 60 cm
Between 70 and 80 cm
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