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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 576.1 | Some other places to ask | DR::BLINN | Lost in space | Mon Jul 18 1988 15:27 | 17 |
| I'm not personally aware of any such policy. Is there a specific
problem you're trying to solve?
In any case, if there were such a policy, I'd expect either
the Corporate Safety office (in CFO2, DTN 251-1207) or perhaps
the Hazard Communications Office in the Mill (DTN 223-4201)
to be aware of it. You might call them and ask (and if you
learn of such a policy, perhaps get a copy and post it here).
If you're more concerned about product safety issues (such
as don't use your video terminal in the shower so you won't
electrocute yourself), you might contact the Corporate Product
Safety office in the Mill at DTN 223-4129; they should be able
to direct you to the product safety manager for the specific
products you're concerned about.
Tom
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| 576.2 | types of concerns | JACKAL::CARROLL | | Mon Jul 18 1988 16:12 | 14 |
| What I am interested in are the following concerns:
Type of tables and chairs to be used
Ambient lighting of the area
How much time a person can be expected to sit at a terminal
or workstation without taking a break to relieve eyestrain
and/or muscle fatigue.
These types of concerns have been and are being investigated because
of possibility of health hazards throughout industry/business community
Just wondering if DEC has set up any guidelines.
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| 576.3 | Human Factors Engineering | NOVA::M_DAVIS | Put me in a home for the ridiculous. | Mon Jul 18 1988 16:40 | 5 |
| Sounds like the sorts of things that the Human Factors group would
know about...
Marge
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| 576.4 | | NOVA::M_DAVIS | Put me in a home for the ridiculous. | Mon Jul 18 1988 16:42 | 2 |
| ...also occurs to me that, some time ago, I saw a brochure on the
subject in the Health Services department...
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| 576.5 | Long Island VDT law | PLDVAX::MORRISON | Bob M. LMO2/P41 296-5357 | Mon Jul 18 1988 18:23 | 13 |
| The legislature of Suffolk County, Long Island (yes, counties in New York
State have their own legislatures) recently passed a law regulating the use of
video terminals on the job. According to the IEEE, it is the first such law in
the U.S. It governs the kind of things you are talking about (lighting, chairs,
max number of hours without a break, etc.). Because there are few, if any, DEC
workplaces in that part of Long Island, it has only a minor effect on DECcies.
But it could require us to make some changes in the terminals we sell in that
region.
My impression is that the law is aimed mainly at 'sweatshop' environments
where clerks are asked to work at terminals for 3-4 hours straight and have
bosses watching them most of the time. It doesn't address the belief (which I
think is false) that video terminals are a radiation hazard.
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| 576.6 | | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Mon Jul 18 1988 20:27 | 6 |
| There are a set of DIN standards dealing with "Workstations with video devices"
that the Human Factors department is quite aware of. Some of these standards
are law in Germany, which is why you'll see all sorts of adjustable chairs and
tables over there.
/john
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| 576.7 | Article on Suffolk County, NY VDT law | DENTON::AMARTIN | Alan H. Martin | Mon Jul 18 1988 23:10 | 141 |
| 576.8 | | ROOK::GLEESON | Ms. Dvorak | Fri Jul 22 1988 17:32 | 6 |
| .3 is correct - the Human Factors department has done some research
on this subject... Perhaps contacting Charles Abernethy, SKETCH::
would provide more insight?
Sue
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