| Document ID (ISN) | 41399 |
| CIS number |
84-379 |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Visual display units |
| Bibliographic information |
H.M. Stationery Office, 49 High Holborn, London WC1V 6HB, United Kingdom, 1983. 29p. Illus. 11 ref. Price: £5.00. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this information booklet: introduction and general considerations; possible health effects (no evidence of connection between VDUs and radiation exposure, cataracts, photosensitive epilepsy, or facial dermatitis; complaints of visual and body fatigue are traceable to bad workstation design); introduction of VDUs (general considerations; planning; communication and consultation; user involvement; job design; training; technical constraints; rest pauses; text format; source documents; the visual display unit screen and keyboard; workplace design; personal factors); appendices (bibliography and description of typical tasks). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
electromagnetic radiation; epilepsy; ergonomics; visual display terminals; dermatitis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
work design; workplace design |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Lighting, colour and vision
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
Diseases of the nervous system
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Ergonomics
Skin diseases
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