00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.892550 CaOODSP 20221107173213 m o d f cr bn||||||||| 201019s1982 onc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP Co24-3/8-712-1982E-PDF Treurniet, W. C. (William C.) author. Review of health and safety aspects of video display terminals / by W.C. Treurniet. Ottawa : Communications Research Centre, 1982. 1 online resource (iii, 36 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier CRC technical note ; no. 712-E Issued also in French under title: Revue des aspects santé et sécurité des terminaux à écran d'affichage. "Informatics Applications Management Branch." "February 1982." Digitized edition from print [produced by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada]. Includes bibliographical references. "The paper reviews the factors that contribute to worker complaints when video display terminals are introduced into the workplace. Survey data from field experiments indicate that a number of ergonomic factors and job characteristics can contribute to reports of discomfort from VDT users. Specifically, reports of visual discomfort are related to improper ambient lighting (which can cause bothersome reflections and contrast glare), poor display quality, and ophthalmological deficiencies. Reports of muscle pain and fatigue are related to poor workstation design such as improper heights of chair, keyboard, and display screen, and absence of source document holder, and no support for the forearms and wrists. The literature suggests further that the frequency of such complaints is influenced by the worker's attitude regarding the job. A negative attitude arising from performing a meaningless, routine task, or from having no opportunities for career advancement, will result in more complaints due to ergonomic shortcomings. The review also considers the issue of electromagnetic emissions from television displays. Recent surveys show that modern VDTs do not emit detectable radiation"--Abstract, page 1. Issued also in print format. Video display terminals Health aspects. Communications Research Centre (Canada), issuing body. Revue des aspects santé et sécurité des terminaux à écran d'affichage / (CaOODSP)9.892552 CRC technical note ; no. 712-E. (CaOODSP)9.882494 PDF 1.07 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/isde-ised/Co24/Co24-3-8-712-1982-eng.pdf