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Document ID (ISN)75674
CIS number 00-1272
Year 1996
Convention or series no. Gesundheitsschutz 17
Author(s) Ertel M., Maintz G., Ullsperger P.
Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin
Title Telework - The healthy way: hints for health-compatible telework
Original title Telearbeit - gesund gestaltet: Tips für gesundheitsverträgliche Telearbeit [in German]
Bibliographic information Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25, 44149 Dortmund, Germany, 1996. 43p. Illus. 17 ref.
Abstract A practical guide to telecommuting, and to its organizational and health aspects. Main topics: definition; risks and advantages of telecommuting; legal aspects; interference with home and family; aptitude for telecommuting; special aspects of computer screens; health risks (vision, musculoskeletal disorders) and their prevention. The literature references are provided with commentary.
Descriptors (primary) telecommuting; training material; conditions of work; work organization
Descriptors (secondary) Germany; home work; social aspects; work aptitude; health hazards; computer terminals
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceGermany
Subject(s) Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s) New technologies
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Telework