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Document ID (ISN)39451
CIS number 83-392
Year 1982
Convention or series no.
Author(s)
Labour Inspectorate (Arbeidsinspectie)
Title Work at CRT display terminals
Original title Het werken met beeldschermen [in Dutch]
Bibliographic information Directoraat-Generaal van de Arbeid, Postbus 69, 2270 MA Voorburg, Netherlands, 1982. 51p. Illus. 32 ref.
Abstract Contents of this information sheet: definitions of terms; generalities on terminals and types of VDU; data on radiation, heat and noise emitted by VDUs; readability of displays (luminance, contrast, characters, colours); input elements (keyboard, cursors, light pens, touch control); workstation design (work-room lighting, reflection, viewing distance, sitting posture, furniture); vision, spectacles and ophthalmological examinations; lay-out of information on CRT displays; speed of work; task design; special advice.
Descriptors (primary) visual tasks; data processing; visual display terminals
Descriptors (secondary) speed of work; Netherlands; workplace design; sitting posture; natural lighting; data sheet; vision tests; work design; spectacle wearers; legibility; replaced; artificial lighting
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Lighting, colour and vision
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Office work