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

Hemphälä, Hillevi LU ; Heiden, Marina ; Lindberg, Per and Nylén, Per (2021) 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 220. p.729-735
Abstract

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,... (More)

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.

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Asthenopia, Eyestrain, Flicker, Glare, Headache, Illuminance, Neck pain, Temporal light modulation
host publication
Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021) - Volume II : Inclusive Design - Inclusive Design
series title
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
editor
Black, Nancy L. ; Neumann, W. Patrick and Noy, Ian
volume
220
pages
7 pages
publisher
Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
conference name
21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021
conference location
Virtual, Online
conference dates
2021-06-13 - 2021-06-18
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  • scopus:85106399710
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2367-3389
2367-3370
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9783030746049
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10.1007/978-3-030-74605-6_92
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English
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  author       = {{Hemphälä, Hillevi and Heiden, Marina and Lindberg, Per and Nylén, Per}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021) - Volume II : Inclusive Design}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{Springer Science and Business Media B.V.}},
  series       = {{Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems}},
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  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-030-74605-6_92}},
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