RA No.10

PERSONAL COMPUTERS; Steps to Avoid Physical Strains of Computer Use
By Peter H. Lewis
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/12/science/personal-computers-steps-to-avoid%20-physical-strains-of-computer-use.html

Using computer can be a pain in a neck, the back, the arms, the wrists, the shoulders, the knees, the eyes and virtually every other part of the body. It doesn’t have to be that way. Suffolk County in New York enacted a tough law that address broader health concerns for most computer users. The Suffolk law is based on a premise that poor working conditions are common around computer terminals and that those working conditions contribute to health problems. For the casual PC user this law is useful as a guideline to minimize computer health risks.

Three (3) Things I learned:

1. Get away from computer from time to time.
2. I also learned that there are different steps/preventions to avoid or minimize computer health risks.
3. There should be a work provision especially for people who are more expose to computers.

Implications:

People who are exposed more with computers are more likely has the high risk of getting physical strains. Since we librarians are already exposed with computers most of our working days, we should take the initiative to prevent ourselves from those computer health risks. We should take responsibility with our health. Also with some companies whose field is exposed with computers, they should have some preventive measures for this kind of health risk.