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Document ID (ISN)76456
CIS number 01-483
ISBN(s) 2-85599-477-2
Year 1998
Convention or series no. INRS ED 666
Author(s) Cail F., Cnockaert J.C., Méreau P.
Title Visual display units - Guide to a methodological approach for occupational physicians
Original title Les écrans de visualisation - Guide méthodologique pour le médecin du travail [in French]
Bibliographic information Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, 4th ed., Dec. 1998. 83p. Illus. 21ref.
Abstract The new working environments resulting from the spread of information technology require an understanding of the problems of visual load, workplace layout and task organization. This guide is aimed at helping occupational physicians avoid or correct situations likely to give rise to physical or mental health problems among operators working on visual display units. Contents include: basic concepts of visual fatigue; display of information; the physical environment; postural constraints; psychological factors; aptitude testing; medical follow-up. Replaces CIS 85-981.
Descriptors (primary) France; workplace design; training material; visual display terminals; computer terminals
Descriptors (secondary) lighting; work posture; visual fatigue; mental health; safety guides; training manuals; medical inspectors of labour; industrial physicians; ergonomics
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Noise, hearing and vibration
Broad subject area(s) New technologies
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Ergonomics