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Show Utah Safety Council offers tips on proper use of VDT's than eye level to minimize eye movement. It should be tilted back about 10-20 degrees for easier viewing (provided that does not increase in-crease glare), and it should be about 1 8 inches from your eyes. Adjust your chair height to alleviate al-leviate excessive pressure on your legs from the edge of the seat. Position the backrest to fit comfortably in the small of your back to provide good support. Compensate for reflections on the screen by adjusting the brightness and contrast controls. Eliminate any intense light source shining in your eyes or producing glare on the screen. For instance, change the angle of the screen or adjust blinds to direct daylight coming com-ing through a window. Take breaks occasionally, look away from your screen, stretch, stret-ch, get up and move around. If possible alternate between computer com-puter and noncomputer related tasks. Have an eye exam periodically to discover and correct vision problems promptly. Visual fatigue associated with VDTs can often be traced to uncorrected or improperly corrected vision problems. prob-lems. The Utah Safety Council urges you to take corrective actions to alleviate al-leviate problems associated with working at computer terminals. SALT LAKE CITY - Thousands of people report to work each day in Utah and spend long hours seated at a computer terminal. As usage of computers i uid video display terminals (VDT) creases, so too does the number of qestions concerning proper use ant safety of computers. Common complaints by workers incite eye strain, lower back pain, and numbness and tingling in the hand. Complaints of pain, numbness numb-ness aid tingling in the hand can be symptons of carpal tunnel syndrome. syn-drome. Carpa,tunnel syndrome is caused by compr ssion of the median nerve as it pases through the carpal tunnel, a ciannel in the wrist. The Utah Safey Council offers the following sfety suggestions to ensure en-sure physic Uy correct computer terminal usa to avoid discomfort: Positioi die keyboard about 2.5 inches fron the top of the table, to the top surtice of the space bar and bottom rav of keys. Ideally, your arms shoUd form a comfortable comfor-table 90 degree right angle. Your arms will then haig comfortably at your side taking tie strain off your upper back and shotlders. Place the screei no higher |