ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPUTER WORKSTATION IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION – A CASE STUDY

Abstract

In the present days most of the students are using a computer for their educational and entertainment purposes. This they are spending a lot of time in using the computer. Due to this,the students are facing lot of work-related upper limbdisorders (WRULDs). To analyze the effect of computer workstation for students, this study was taken up. The survey results showedthat majority (76.66%) of the respondents involved in the study had a pain in the upper back, shoulders or neck after using the computer due to the improper computer workstation design.

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Akshata. M, D. Ratna Kumari

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Akshata. M, D. Ratna Kumari (2018). ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPUTER WORKSTATION IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION – A CASE STUDY. IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature ( IMPACT : IJRHAL ), 6(5), 43-446. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-307658