Video Display Terminal Safety

(11 min.) There are more than 115 million VDTs in use in the United States and Canada today. There are hazards involved in working with VDTs. Working everyday at your terminal can be causing physical problems if you don't do it correctly.

Topics included in this video are: basics including backaches, neck fatigue, and shoulder or arm pain, hand, wrist, and finger injuries, headaches, eyestrain, blurred vision, dizziness, radiation, what can you do to work safer and with more comfort including your chair, your desk and keyboard area, the VDT screen, and scheduling breaks.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.