#98986 - 2003-03-02 06:56 PM
Re: What about health?
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Sealeopard
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Definitely a weird post.
However, there are European guidelines for computer workplace ergonomics which try to reduce potential health effects. They specify dimensions of a computer workplace, lightning sources and brighness, amount of time to be spent in front of a monitor before another task should be performed, and so on.
In Germany, the guideline is called 'Bildschirmarbeitsplatzverordnung' and most companies are required by law to follow it. AFAIK, the US do not have anything as comprehensive as the European guidelines, though OSHA has some stuff about this, too.
[ 02. March 2003, 19:04: Message edited by: sealeopard ]
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#98992 - 2003-03-08 04:59 AM
Re: What about health?
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MCA
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Registered: 2000-04-28
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Loc: Netherlands, EU
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Dear Jose,
We agree with Jens vision. In the past when we had only living mouses it wasn't a
big discussion. Also typistes doesn't complain about it even when they required
a 'hammer' to get something on their papers.
In our opinion a lot of (company) software requires too much movements of their
arms. First they must f.e. enter a very small amount of characters and before
entering the next field they must use the mouse and they must repeat this in a
very frequent way.
Another point Jens wasn't mention are the monitor settings. Research learns
that cyan forground and black background color or a simular combination is must
healthier that the most popular combination of black forground and white background.
You can see this latest combination as looking in a light.
Another point with the past is, that currently the amount of heavy work has replace
with more office work. Also the productivity is much higher, than in the past. Now
people are working mostly too long in succession without any rest.
But is the productivity in some situation much higher than in the past. Simply
a short meeting works much better, than using mail. Who doesn't know people on
an office who aren't talking to each other even when they are sitting opposite
each other. They prefer their mail.
Also the amount of papers to read is now much higher, than in the past. Simply
some small changes generates in the eye of author a new documentation, which is
very important to read.
Other health impact are, that you are sitting mostly in the same position.
Why:
- you can read any information on your computer. how much guys are reading a book in a relaxed seat.
- you can do shopping by your computer and they can take the shopping home for you.
- you can use fast food by f.e. microwave. why? to prevent leaving your computer too long.
- you can view television on your computer screen. in the past for entertaiment you was going to town.
- your social life goes by computer (mail, chat).
- you can play a game on your computer for some relaxation. in the past you were playing something
like Monopoly or Risk with friends in the living room andyou did this also the whole night.
- you can become very angry, when you stumble in a file. what was a file twenty years ago?
greetings.
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