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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 43581 |
| CIS number |
85-547 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-85066-270-2 |
| Year |
1984 |
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| Author(s) |
Grandjean E. |
| Title |
Ergonomics and health in modern offices |
| Bibliographic information |
Taylor & Francis Ltd, 4 John Street, London WC1N 2ET, United Kingdom, 1984. 510p. Illus. Bibl. Price: £35.00. |
| Abstract |
This book is a comprehensive review of current research on office work with VDTs and comprises 76 papers by different authors (presented at a conference held in Turin, Italy, on 7-9 Nov. 1983) under the following main headings: office environment (air quality, noise, visual conditions, hazards); field studies on VDT operators (health aspects, stress and strain); cognitive aspects, software and job design; visual functions; viewing VDTs and reading tasks (lighting, visual performance, prolonged viewing); positive/negative and coloured displays; evaluation and design of VDT workstations; opthalmology; postures at VDT workstations. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
visual tasks; office work; ergonomics; visual display terminals |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
laser radiation; visual performance; workplace design; work posture; dermatitis; toxic substances; offices; visual fatigue; manuals; air conditioning; ophthalmology; stress factors; health hazards; design of equipment; conference; lighting |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Ergonomics
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