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  2. F0110030
  3. 9[...................................................]001
  4. ëGuidelinesfortheVDUOperatoré
  5. ü
  6.  
  7. 1.Frequentrests.
  8. ÇGiveyoureyesaresteveryhalfhouroreveryhour.Ifpossible
  9. takeashortwalkaroundtheofficeandgazeoutofthewindowor
  10. intothedistance.
  11. ü2.Glare.
  12. ÇTrytoelliminatesourcesofglare.Thesemayincludereflections
  13. onthescreen,brightlightsaroundtheroom,orotherVDUswhich
  14. appeartoflicker.
  15. ü
  16. 3.Copyholders.
  17. ÇIfyourefertoprintedmaterial,itisbestsituatedascloseto
  18. thescreenaspossiblesoastoavoidlargeeyemovements.Itis
  19. alsobestforthecopytobethesamedistanceawayasthescreen
  20. toavoidfrequentrefocussingoftheeyes.Copyholderswhich
  21. attachtothetopofthescreenareideal.
  22. ü
  23. 4.Spectacles.
  24. ÇIfyouneedtowearspectaclesoryourpresentlensesneed
  25. changing,youaremorelikelytosuffereyestrainandheadaches
  26. withtheVDU.Itisimportantthereforetohaveyoureyes
  27. examinedatleastonceayearbyaqualifiedOptometrist
  28. (OphthalmicOptician).Besuretomentionthatyouworkwith
  29. VDUs,sincethismayhaveabearingonthestrengthoflensesyou
  30. require.Itisveryunlikelythatglasseswithanykindoftint
  31. wouldhelpVDUwork.
  32.  
  33. ü5.Blinking.
  34. ÇSometimesitispossibleto"glue"youreyestothescreen,and
  35. forgettoblink!Thisofcoursemakesyoureyesverydryand
  36. sore.Makeapositiveefforttoblinkregularly.
  37. ü
  38. 6.Radiation.
  39. ÇVDUsdoemitUltraviolet,infrared,x-raysandotherharmful
  40. radiation.However,theamountemittedisinsignificantin
  41. comparisontoothersources.Infact,youaremoreatriskfrom
  42. naturaldaylight.
  43.  
  44. ü7.DesignoftheWorkstation.
  45. ÇTrytoimprovetheclarityofthecharacters.Adjustthe
  46. brightnessandcontrast,andincreasethesizeofcharactersif
  47. possible.Moremodernterminalsshouldofferhigherdefinition.
  48. Oftenblackonwhiteisbetterthangreenonblack.Thekeyboard,
  49. screenandchairshouldbefullyadjustable.Thescreenshouldbe
  50. locatedwellbeloweyelevelsincetheeyesaremorecomfortable
  51. lookingdownwardsthanupwards.Alsoyourchairshouldhave
  52. adequatesupportforyourback.
  53. ä
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  56. CompiledbyJ.AndrewW.McOwanBSc(HONS)MBCOforS.&C.L.
  57. WilkinsonOptometrists,4StoneBridge,Darlington.
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