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Document ID (ISN)69405
CIS number 97-1387
Year 1997
Convention or series no. ISO 9241-1:1997
Title Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) - Part 1: General introduction
Original title Exigences ergonomiques pour travail de bureau avec terminaux à écrans de visualisation (TEV) - Partie 1: Introduction générale [in French]
Bibliographic information International Organization for Standardization, Case postale 56, 1211 Genève 20, Switzerland, 2nd ed., 1997. iv, 7p. 5 ref.
Abstract Part 1 of this international standard introduces the multipart standard on ergonomic requirements for the use of visual display terminals for office tasks; provides guidelines for user-performance approach; gives an overview of all parts of ISO 9241 currently published and of the anticipated content of those in preparation; provides some guidance on how to use ISO 9241; describes how conformance to ISO 9241 should be reported. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 9241-1:1992 - CIS 94-388).
Descriptors (primary) ISO; office work; ergonomics; visual display terminals
Descriptors (secondary) office equipment; standard; design of equipment
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceISO
Subject(s) Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Ergonomics