| Results of Finnish national survey on EU legislation concerning computer work. | |
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PMID: 19945091 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The European Directive on computer work (VDU 90/270/EEC) is implemented in the Finnish Government Decree. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the legislation and its applications in practice. The quantitative method used an online questionnaire. The respondents were employers (N=934), employees (N=1872) and occupational health care (OHC) units (N=289). The majority of all these three groups considered the provisions clear and easy to understand, comprehensive, and easy to comply with. The provisions had a great impact on preventing mental overloading, arranging sight tests at the employer's cost, and on the refunding of eyeglasses for computer work. Most employers felt they did not need any more specific provisions, whereas half of the employees and OHC professionals would have liked the provisions to be more detailed. More explicit and specific regulations were also needed for practice applications in particular, as well as for the refunding of the costs of special eyeglasses for computer work. A total of 59% of the employers reported that costs of glasses are refunded, whereas the figure for employees was clearly lower (37%). OHC professionals reported that the costs of glasses were refunded in 82% of their customer workplaces. The practical conclusion is that employees' sight examinations and compensation for eyeglasses should be promoted in computer work. Moreover, ergonomic applications are best carried out in co-operation with OHC personnel. |
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Authors:
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Toivo Niskanen; Jouni Lehtelä; Ritva Ketola; Erkki Nykyri |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-11-27 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Applied ergonomics Volume: 41 ISSN: 1872-9126 ISO Abbreviation: Appl Ergon Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-16 Completed Date: 2010-07-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0261412 Medline TA: Appl Ergon Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 542-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Legislation Unit, PO Box 33, 0023 Government, Helsinki, Finland. toivo.niskanen@stm.fi |
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Adult Aged European Union* Female Finland Health Surveys Human Engineering Humans Male Middle Aged Occupational Exposure / legislation & jurisprudence* User-Computer Interface* Young Adult |
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