| Document ID (ISN) | 109546 |
| CIS number |
09-714 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-9952 - Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
INRS ND 2300-213-08
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| Author(s) |
Kerak E., Barrijal S., Masouadi K. |
| Title |
Working with visual display units: Impact on the health of data entry operators at a Moroccan health insurance company |
| Original title |
Le travail sur écran - Impact sur la santé des opérateurs de saisie dans un organisme d'assurance maladie au Maroc [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2008, No.213, p.45-54. Illus. 8 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hst.fr/inrs-pub/inrs01.nsf/IntranetObject-accesParReference/ND%202300/$File/ND2300.pdf [in French]
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| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to assess the health impact of working on visual display units (VDU) for the data entry of medical files at a social security and health insurance organisation in Morocco, together with the possible effects of this health impact on service quality. VDU workstations were analyzed in relation to current standards (ISO 9241, EU directives, etc.) by physically measuring workstation parameters. Risks and problems caused by VDU work for the operators were assessed by means of an epidemiological survey. This work enabled the detecting of workstation layout problems both in terms of ergonomics and work organisation factors. These problems affect employee health and safety (eye, vision and musculoskeletal disorders). Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
visual displays; Morocco; work efficiency; risk factors; man-computer interfaces; health hazards; data processing equipment |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
equipment layout; epidemiology; musculoskeletal diseases; comment on standard; interference with vision; survey; ergonomics |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Morocco |
| Subject(s) |
Lighting, colour and vision
Occupational physiology
Ergonomics and work organization
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
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