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0861 |aCo24-3/8-712-1982E-PDF
1001 |aTreurniet, W. C. |q(William C.)|eauthor.
24510|aReview of health and safety aspects of video display terminals / |cby W.C. Treurniet.
264 1|aOttawa : |bCommunications Research Centre, |c1982.
300 |a1 online resource (iii, 36 pages).
336 |atext|btxt|2rdacontent
337 |acomputer|bc|2rdamedia
338 |aonline resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
4901 |aCRC technical note ; |vno. 712-E
500 |aIssued also in French under title: Revue des aspects santé et sécurité des terminaux à écran d'affichage.
500 |a"Informatics Applications Management Branch."
500 |a"February 1982."
500 |aDigitized edition from print [produced by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada].
504 |aIncludes bibliographical references.
5203 |a"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.
530 |aIssued also in print format.
650 0|aVideo display terminals|xHealth aspects.
7102 |aCommunications Research Centre (Canada), |eissuing body.
77508|tRevue des aspects santé et sécurité des terminaux à écran d'affichage / |w(CaOODSP)9.892552
830#0|aCRC technical note ;|vno. 712-E.|w(CaOODSP)9.882494
85640|qPDF|s1.07 MB|uhttps://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/isde-ised/Co24/Co24-3-8-712-1982-eng.pdf