| Document ID (ISN) | 38038 |
| CIS number |
82-1479 |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Vuillaume-Arnould M. |
| Title |
Work on VDU screens in the tertiary sector. Ergonomic aspect and implications for occupational medicine |
| Original title |
Le travail sur terminal à écran dans le secteur tertiaire. Aspect ergonomique et implications en médecine du travail [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Université de Nancy I, Faculté de médecine, Nancy, France, 1981. 143p. 51 ref. |
| Abstract |
This medical thesis studies only CRT screens: job description (technological aspects and different work situations), visual, mental and postural stress in the job, material and psychological stress due to the environment; assessment of workload and proposals for workplace layout and design, the work environment and operator supervision. Emphasis is placed on the visual demands of screen work, the importance of good equipment design, arrangement of working hours (relaxation breaks) and work content (diversification, information, training). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
workplace design; office work; visual display terminals; visual tasks |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
France; work posture; visual fatigue; occupational medicine; work design; periodic medical examinations; thesis |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Ergonomics
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