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Document ID (ISN)64883
CIS number 95-1383
ISBN(s) 84-7425-399-5
Year 1994
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Sanz Merinero J.A.
Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social
Title Manual of technical standards for the ergonomic design of work stations with visual display units
Original title Manual de normas técnicas para el diseño ergonómico de puestos con pantallas de visualización [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna, 73 - 28027 Madrid, Spain, 1994. 155p. Bibl.ref. Illus.
Abstract Contents of this ergonomics guide: guideline applicable to office work with visual display units (VDUs); requirements for VDU design; requirements for the design of data entry equipment; physical design of workplaces; requirements applicable to the physical environment; software ergonomics; design of the operator-computer interface; design of user-friendly VDU systems; overview of relevant regulations and standards. Appendix: dir. 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (CIS 89-1401); dir. 90/270/EEC on the minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment (CIS 90-1069).
Descriptors (primary) Spain; workplace design; design of equipment; ergonomics; visual display terminals
Descriptors (secondary) description of equipment; visual displays; computer terminals; directive; manuals; vision tests; legislation; man-computer interfaces
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceSpain
Subject(s) Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s) New technologies
Browse category(ies) Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Ergonomics