The sources of risk to health associated with new technologies in the office environment

Thomas A. Winski; Joanne O. Crawford; Richard A. Graveling; Terry Lansdown; Guy Walker

The sources of risk to health associated with new technologies in the office environment

Thomas A. Winski, Joanne O. Crawford, Richard A. Graveling, Terry Lansdown, Guy Walker

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Abstract

Using display screen equipment (DSE) arguably has the potential to cause musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and discomfort. However, the sources of risk to health associated with ‘new’ DSE technologies are not clearly understood. This paper presents the background research and describes the search strategy adopted for a review of the literature studying this association. After completion of the systematic search and review fourteen papers were identified. Three categories of new technology were identified: hand-held devices, tablets, touchscreen input. MSD’s were found as the dominant risk to health relating to new technologies; however, the sources of the risk differ from traditional DSE.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2015
Pages	299-304
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	International Conference on Ergonomics and Human Factors - Daventry, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Apr 2015 → 16 Apr 2015

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Conference	International Conference on Ergonomics and Human Factors
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Daventry
Period	13/04/15 → 16/04/15

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Human Factors and Ergonomics

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The sources of risk to health associated with new technologies in the office environment

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