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Computers Byte Back - Figures and Tables


Figures and Tables

Figures
 
 
Figure 1: Microsoft's Natural keyboard 16
 

Figure 2: The interface to WorkPace ©, an example of a break reminder tool 19
 

Figure 3: The opening screen to the Occupational Safety and Health "Floppy Ergonomist" 20
 

Figure 4: An example of preventive exercise contained in OSH's "Floppy Ergonomist" 20
 

Figure 5: Preferred methods of OOS education 41
 

Figure 6: Graph showing the make-up of managers' views of OOS 45
 




Tables
 
Table 1:  Amount of hours spent on computers by employees. 34
 

Table 2: Chairs corresponding to OSH's recommendations of computer users chairs 36
 

Table 3: Provision of copy-holders to computers 36
 

Table 4: Provision of wrist-rests  to computers 37
 

Table 5:  Amounts of ergonomic keyboards in the organisation (compared to the total number of keyboards in the organisation). 37
 

Table 6: Statistics relating to the figures contained in Table 5 37
 

Table 7: Total amount spent on ergonomic equipment 39
 

Table 8: Amounts spent on ergonomic equipment in 1996 39
 

Table 9: Amounts budgeted for  ergonomic equipment in 1996 40
 

Table 10: Amounts spent on OOS education per year per employee 42
 

Table 11: Year when OOS policy was last updated 44
 

Table 12: Details of when the OOS policy is planned to be updated 44
 

Table 13: Effectiveness of break software 47
 

Table 14: Effectiveness of exercise software 47
 

Table 15: Cross-tabulation of the incidence of OOS within organisations and the organisation's knowledge of OSH code 48
 

Table 16:  Statistical analysis of the correlation of the incidence of OOS within organisations and the organisation's knowledge of the OSH code
 

Table 17:  Cross-tabulation of the incidence of OOS within organisations and the existence of an OOS policy within the organisation 50
 

Table 18:  Statistical analysis of the correlation of the incidence of OOS within organisations and the existence of a policy within the organisation 50









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