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Display Screen Equipment: Standards and Regulation

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The increasing amount of time spent in front of display screens, involving, sometimes, prolonged and daily use has led to an expanse of legislation and recommendations to encourage employers to identify and adopt design features and work practices which minimize any risk to computer users and others using Display Screen Equipment (DSE). As technologies change, the risks and the measures needed to address them change too.

This chapter outlines the existing international legal framework for DSE, the standards and guidance, which exists and considers its application to both current and future technologies. An example of the implementation of DSE standards, regulations and guidance is discussed.

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Abbreviations

ANSI:

American National Standards Institute

DSE:

Display Screen Equipment

HFES:

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

ISO:

International Organization for Standardization

VDU:

Visual Display Unit

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Further Reading

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Human Factors Research Group, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

    Dr. Sarah Atkinson BSc, MSc, PhD, MIEHF (Faculty of Engineering)

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  1. Dr. Sarah Atkinson BSc, MSc, PhD, MIEHF
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Correspondence to Sarah Atkinson BSc, MSc, PhD, MIEHF .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan

    Janglin Chen

  2. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

    Wayne Cranton

  3. Veritas et Visus, Texas, USA

    Mark Fihn

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Atkinson, S. (2012). Display Screen Equipment: Standards and Regulation. In: Chen, J., Cranton, W., Fihn, M. (eds) Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79567-4_18

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