Ergonomics in Visual Display Terminals
Ergonomics in Visual Display Terminals
Dr. Albert L. Asprec
Engr. Joel Ello
Dr. Albert L. Asprec earned his Masters in Occupational
Health from the College of Public Health, University of the
Philippines Manila in 1994. Since then, he has extensively
practiced consultancy work on occupational health and
industrial safety in the petroleum, agro-chemical, food,
pharmaceutical, power generation, and the broadcast
industries. Apart from being an Occupational Health and
Safety Consultant accredited by the Bureau of Working
Conditions of the Department of Labor & Employment
(BWC-DOLE), he is also a Fellow of the Philippine College
of Occupational Medicine. For almost a decade now, he
serves as Lecturer for PEME Consultancy, Inc.—a Safety
Training Organization accredited by the BWC-DOLE to
conduct health and safety training to all sectors of various
industries.
As an accredited Safety and Health Consultant (BWCDOLE), Mr. Joel Ello extensively trained on Occupational
Safety and Health in the USA, Singapore, Japan, Australia,
and China, among other countries. A Former Corporate
Safety Officer of the National Power Corporation, he
now serves not only as a Certified Safety Officer of the
Department of Energy but also as an Accredited National
Trainer of the Civil Service Commission. Mr. Ello is the
Director & Secretary of the Safety & Health Association
of the Philippines Energy Sector (SHAPES) and Vice
President of PEME Consultancy Inc.
Abstract
Ergonomics is a technique that brings together several disciplines to solve problems in the workplace. Health and
safety is achieved thru understanding this simple concept of Ergonomics. If there are no hazards, there will be no
accidents or work-related injuries. The use of visual display terminals (VDTs) as operator terminals is becoming more
and more widespread, and while they do not present any significant new demands on operators, they represent for many
people relatively new and unfamiliar additions to the work environment. Recommendations can be summarized in ten
points; each observing the directive that one should “adjust the workplace to the worker, not the worker to his workplace”.
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