Health effects on computer users : preventive measures for the new millennium / Satish Pai, H.L. Kaila, S. Ravishankar ; message by R.V. Shahi ; foreword by K.H. Mankad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pai, Satish.

Contributor:

Shahi, R. V.

Mankad, K. H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computers--Health aspects.

Computers.

Video display terminals--Health aspects.

Video display terminals.

Video display terminals--Safety measures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (81 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Mumbai [India] : Himalaya Pub. House, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Message Foreword Preface 1. Ergonomics for Women at Work 2. Ergonomic Problems of Video Display Unit (VDU) 3. Dealing with VDU Related Problems and Preventive Measures 4. Workstation and Environmental Design 5. Ergonomic Requirements for Video Display Terminal Work Places 6. Health, Safety and Organisational Aspects of Video Display Terminal (VDT) Operators 7. Health Problems of Women Using VDTs: An Empirical Approach 8. Interventions for Improving VDU Users' Health References Annexure

Contents:

COVER ; MESSAGE; FOREWORD; PREFACE; CONTENTS; ERGONOMICS FOR WOMEN AT WORK; ERGONOMIC PROBLEMS OF VIDEO DISPLAY UNIT (VDU); DEALING WITH VDU RELATED PROBLEMS AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES; WORKSTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN ; ERGONOMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINAL WORK PLACES; HEALTH, SAFETY AND ORGANISATIONAL ASPECTS OF VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINAL (VDT)OPERATORS ; HEALTH PROBLEMS OF WOMEN USING VDTs:AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH ; INTERVENTIONS FOR IMPROVING VDU USER""S HEALTH ; REFERENCES; ANNEXURE

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [53]-56).

ISBN:

1-282-81294-7

9786612812941

1-4416-7488-8

OCLC:

940439837