Ergonomic analysis of musculoskeletal discomforts among conversational VDT operators

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 521-524

  Chung, Min K ^a   Choi, Kyungim ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adjustable workstation; Conversational VDT tasks; Ergonomic variables; Musculoskeletal discomfort

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPUTER TERMINALS; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISCOMFORTS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 0031340775     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-8352(97)00183-6     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. ANSI/HFS 100-1988, American National Standard for Human Factors Engineering of VDT Workstation, The Human Society Inc., 1988.
2. Bendix, T. Winkel, J., and Jessen, F., "Comparision of Office Chairs With Fixed Forwards or Backwards Inclining, or Tiltable Seats", European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 54, pp. 378-385, 1985.
3. Cakir, A., D. J. Hart and T. F. M. Stewart, Visual Display Terminals, John Wiley & Sons, 1980.
4. Carter, J. B. and E. W. Banister, "Musculoskeletal Problems in VDT Work : a Review", Ergonomics, Vol. 37, No/10, pp. 1623-1648, 1994.
5. Grandjean, E., Ergonomics in Computerized Office, Tayler & Francis, 1987.
6. KRISS, A Study on the National Anthropometric Survey in Korea, 1992.
7. Lueder, R., The Ergonomics Pay-off: Designing the Electric Office, Nichols, NewYork, 1986.
8. Smith, M.J., Cohen, B.G.F., Stammerjohn, L.W. and Happ, A., "An Investigation of Health Complaints and Job Stress in Video Display operations", Human Factors, Vol. 23, pp. 387-400, 1981.
9. Starr, S.J., Claudia R.T., and Shute, S.J., "Effects of Video Terminals on Telephone operators", Human Factors, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 699-711, 1982.
10. Sauter, S.L., Schleifer, L.M. and Knutson, S.J., "Work, Posture, Workstation Design, and Musculo-skeletal Discomfort in a VDT Data Entry Task", Human Factors, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 151-167, 1991.