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Select Research Reports on Health Issues in Video Display Terminal Operations.

PB90103383

Publication Date	1981
Page Count	60
Abstract	The document contains three reports which deal with the possible health issues among operators of video display terminals (VDT). The papers discuss health complaints and job stress among video display operations, evaluate work station design factors in VDT operations, and survey the radiation and industrial hygiene concerns in VDT operations. In the first paper a questionnaire approach was used to gather data concerning working conditions, job stress factors, health complaints and psychological mood states among VDT operators. The second study included an evaluation on site at five establishments using VDTs to assess current practices with respect to workstation design. A number of design problems were found, including excessive keyboard heights, and screen positioning which would require excessive inclination of the head and neck for screen viewing. The results of the radiation study indicated the levels of x-rays and electromagnetic radiation emitted by a VDT were very low compared to current occupational standards.
Keywords	Display devices Human factors engineering Stress(Psychology) Design Irradiation Posture Glare Brightness Comfort Flicker Legibility Personnel Health Workstations Work environments Jobs
Source Agency	Centers for Disease Control Bureau of Laboratories National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	49E - Optoelectronic Devices & Systems 95D - Human Factors Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Biomedical and Behavioral Science.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199001

Select Research Reports on Health Issues in Video Display Terminal Operations.

Select Research Reports on Health Issues in Video Display Terminal Operations.
PB90103383

Publication Date	1981
Page Count	60
Abstract	The document contains three reports which deal with the possible health issues among operators of video display terminals (VDT). The papers discuss health complaints and job stress among video display operations, evaluate work station design factors in VDT operations, and survey the radiation and industrial hygiene concerns in VDT operations. In the first paper a questionnaire approach was used to gather data concerning working conditions, job stress factors, health complaints and psychological mood states among VDT operators. The second study included an evaluation on site at five establishments using VDTs to assess current practices with respect to workstation design. A number of design problems were found, including excessive keyboard heights, and screen positioning which would require excessive inclination of the head and neck for screen viewing. The results of the radiation study indicated the levels of x-rays and electromagnetic radiation emitted by a VDT were very low compared to current occupational standards.
Keywords	Display devices Human factors engineering Stress(Psychology) Design Irradiation Posture Glare Brightness Comfort Flicker Legibility Personnel Health Workstations Work environments Jobs
Source Agency	Centers for Disease Control Bureau of Laboratories National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	49E - Optoelectronic Devices & Systems 95D - Human Factors Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Biomedical and Behavioral Science.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199001