A Review of NIOSH Ergonomics VDT Research

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• Personal Author:
  Smith, Michael J.
• Description:
  NIOSH has an active research program examining the health consequences of VDT work including both laboratory and field studies. Findings from field studies generally indicate high . levels of subjective health complaints from VDT users concerning visual, muscular and emotional problems. Laboratory investigations confirm these subjective symptoms of visual discomfort, but have been unable to show objective changes in visual functioning using many diverse evaluative methods. This may indicate that these methods are insensitive to the factors causing VDT operator complaints. Musculoskeletal complaints have been shown to be related to postural and other muscular loading factors such as task requirements. Job stress factors have been associated with somatic complaints and may interact with ergonomic features to heighten VDT operator distress and complaint level. A major need in VDT research is to develop methods that are more sensitive appraisors of discomfort and strain reactions. There is also .a need to determine the most appropriate objective measures (especially for visual functioning) for assessing the basis of VDT operator subjective complaints. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Eye Laboratories Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Sense Organs Sense Organs / Injuries Stress, Psychological

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• Keywords:
  Emotional Stress Eye Strain Field Study Job Stress MSD Muscle Stress Muscle Tension Musculoskeletal System Disorders Posture Somatic Nervous System Task Performance Video Display Terminals Visual Perception

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• Publisher:
  Human Factors Association of Canada
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  237-241
• Volume:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051150
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 1984 International Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, May 7-9, 1984, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Attwood DA, McCann C, Sugarman RC, eds. Rexdale, Ontario, Canada: Human Factors Association of Canada, 1984 May; 1:237-241
• Contact Point Address:
  Michael J. Smith, Ph.D., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
• Editor(s):
  Attwood DA; McCann C; Sugarman RC
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 1984 International Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, May 7-9, 1984, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211252/cdc_211252_DS1.pdf
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