Visual Symptoms and Risk Assessment Using Visual Ergonomics Risk Assessment Method (VERAM)

Hillevi Hemphälä, Marina Heiden, Per Lindberg, Per Nylén

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Sammanfattning

A visual environment impaired by e.g. glare can cause eyestrain, visual symptoms and musculoskeletal strain. A Visual Ergonomics Risk Assessment Method (VERAM) consisting of both a subjective questionnaire and an objective risk assessment, have been used at 217 workplaces, mainly computer work. VERAM can be used to examine and prevent deficiencies and increase wellbeing as well as detecting risks in the visual work environment and suggest measures that can be used to reduce the risks. The questionnaire showed that eyestrain, visual symptoms and musculoskeletal strain are common among Swedish workers. The overall risk assessments for glare and amount of illuminance on work surface are divided into three categories, green – no risk, yellow – risk, and red – high risk. Risk of glare and insufficient illuminance was present at 66% and 49% of the assessed workplaces, respectively. When the risk of glare and illuminance levels was rated as red, the frequency of the subjective strain was higher.

Originalspråkengelska
Titel på värdpublikationProceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021) - Volume II
Undertitel på värdpublikationInclusive Design
RedaktörerNancy L. Black, W. Patrick Neumann, Ian Noy
FörlagSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Sidor729-735
Antal sidor7
ISBN (tryckt)9783030746049
DOI
StatusPublished - 2021
Evenemang21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Virtual, Online
Varaktighet: 2021 juni 132021 juni 18

Publikationsserier

NamnLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volym220
ISSN (tryckt)2367-3370
ISSN (elektroniskt)2367-3389

Konferens

Konferens21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021
OrtVirtual, Online
Period2021/06/132021/06/18

Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)

  • Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi

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