Some helpful links for office situations:

·         General Computer Based work

ACTU Guidelines for Screen Based Work http://www.actu.asn.au/public/papers/screen.html

• RSI Overviews

Current Views on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Upper Limb Overuse Syndromes, http://www.iea.cc/newsletter/may2002.cfm

Results of the Survey on strategies for minimising discomfort in the wrist and lower arm due to prolonged mouse work by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Health and Community Services Industry Team WorkCover Authority, New South Wales, Australia.  <http://utopia.ision.nl/users/hfesec/newslet/resultsrsi.htm>

  Rest Breaks for the Prevention of Musculo-skeletal Disorders <http://www.ergonosoft.com/research/Musculoskeletal%20Disorders.doc>  Musculoskeletal Disorders(MSDs) and Workplace Factors <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ergosci1.html>

• Effectiveness of worker health and productivity

  Report that computer-assisted breaks boost productivity: A Cornell Study <http://www.ergonosoft.com/help/cornellstudy.htm>
  Strategic Rest Breaks Reduce VDT Discomforts Without Impairing Productivity: NIOSH Study <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/restbrks.html>
  Computer User Perception of the Effectiveness of Exercise Mini-Breaks by Arthur Saltzman <http://www.ergonosoft.com/research/Effectiveness.doc>

• Biomechanical Basis of RSI

  The Biomechanical Basis of RSI by The Ergonomics Group <http://www.ergonosoft.com/research/BiomechanicalBasis.doc>

• Risk factors of RSI

  A review of risk factors for RSI by Hammer <http://www.ergonosoft.com/research/RSI.doc>

• Information on Eyestrain

       Vision Health Management: Visual Ergonomics in the Workplace <http://www.ergonosoft.com/research/Vision.doc>