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CIE 060-1984 Vision and the visual display unit work station
Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage / 01-Jan-1984 / 39 pages |
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Description
The introduction of Visual Display Units (VDU's) into every day working life has often led to complaints of poor working conditions. The report is concerned with the visual aspects of VDU work as these have been the cause of some of the complaints.
The first part of the report examines the nature of VDU work. It is concluded that the visual tasks undertaken by VDU operators are essentially similar to conventional office work. However, the quality of the VDU display and the interaction of the display with the keyboard and any source documents, and with the visual environment in which the VDU is placed, can have important effects on the visual difficulty and hence performance of the task.
The second part of the report discusses the health aspects of VDU work. It is concluded that the most commonly occurring health aspects are some form of eyestrain and occasional aches and pains. The possibility that electromagnetic radiations emitted from VDU's may cause cataracts is dismissed.
The third part of the report considers the visual requirements of VDU work in three sections: the VDU itself, the visual environment in which it is placed and the visual capabilities required of a VDU operator. Detailed advice is given on suitable display and keyboard characteristics, on overcoming the problem of luminance imbalance and high luminance reflections in interiors and on such visual capabilities as the distances over which accomodation is necessary. The report is completed by a checklist which can be used to assess VDU installations.
The document consists of 33 pages and 13 figures.