| Document ID (ISN) | 73176 |
| CIS number |
99-1361 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0169-8141 - International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Burgess-Limerick R., Plooy A., Fraser K., Ankrum D.R. |
| Title |
The influence of computer monitor height on head and neck posture |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1999, Vol.23, No.3, p.171-179. Illus. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
The influence of "eye level" and "low" monitor locations on the head and neck posture of subjects performing a word processing task was investigated. Lowering the monitor to a position 18° below eye level had no significant effect on the position of the neck relative to the trunk, while mean flexion of the head relative to the neck increased by 5°. In the "eye level" condition the mean gaze angle was 17° below the eye-ear line, and in the "low" condition the average gaze angle was 25° below the eye-ear line. Lowering the monitor thus allows gaze angles closer to that preferred (somewhere between 35° and 44° below the eye-ear line) to be adopted. This suggests that recommendations of the "top of monitor at eye height" type must be questioned. Topics: angle of vision; computer terminals; CRT display terminals; design of equipment; ergonomic evaluation; man-computer interfaces; motion study; visual comfort; work posture. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
angle of vision; work posture; design of equipment; visual display terminals; computer terminals |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
man-computer interfaces; ergonomic evaluation; motion study; visual comfort |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Australia; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
Ergonomics
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Non-ionizing radiation
Work posture
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