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Direct linkPeñalver, Elena Alcalde; Santamaría Urbieta, Alexandra – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2020
Recent research studies in translation devote increasing attention to the pivotal role that ergonomics plays in translators' workplaces. However, there are no previous research studies that focus on how effective translators' lifestyles are and provide results on how necessary it is to improve them. The aim of this paper is to show results from a…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Processing, Second Languages, Human Factors Engineering
Leach, Tom – 1981
A study conducted to investigate possible health problems resulting from employees' use of visual display units (VDUs) in the library of North Carolina State University at Raleigh used a survey to identify the kinds of tasks performed at each VDU workstation and the rate of health complaints. Analysis of the tasks performed in the library…
Descriptors: Display Systems, Furniture Design, Glare, Health Needs
Peer reviewedMorris, Anne – Electronic Library, 1992
Discusses possible risks to workers using visual display terminals (VDTs), standards relating to VDTs, the provisions of the European Community Directive concerning minimum health and safety standards, how the standards are being interpreted in the United Kingdom, and implications for libraries. A workplace assessment questionnaire is appended.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Factors Engineering, Legislation, Librarians
Johnson, Kenneth A. – 1984
Self-report ergometric inventories can provide valuable information to employers and can serve as a means of intervention to improve employee attributes. Based on the science of ergonomics (a science that studies the natural laws of work in order to maximize human efficiency in job performance), such an inventory focuses on the interaction of the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Employer Employee Relationship, Evaluation Utilization, Human Factors Engineering
Wagner, Judy L.; Didriksen, Mark C. – Performance and Instruction, 1990
Discusses health concerns associated with the use of video display terminals (VDT) and provides guidelines to enhance the performance of VDT users. Health issues addressed include radiation, musculoskeletal, psychological, and visual concerns. Guidelines for a well-designed VDT environment are also presented, including hardware considerations,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Design Requirements, Furniture, Guidelines
North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Project, Durham. – 1985
A survey of office workers employed by North Carolina telephone companies was conducted to determine the extent and types of health problems experienced by office workers who use video display terminals (VDTs). Data were gathered by questionnaires mailed to 2,478 office workers, with 966 responses. Questions concerning a wide range of health…
Descriptors: Adults, Data Processing Occupations, Health Conditions, Human Factors Engineering
