A. Jobs-- How has computerization

affected the number of jobs?

B. Nature of work-- How has computerization

affected the nature of work?

C. Wages-- How has computerization

affected wages?

NY Times, 2 Feb 00

"Law Firms' Pay Soars

to Stem Dot-Com Defections"

D. Computer people

E. Computer organizations

Q: Where has the money come from

to fund the technology investment?

A: WSJ, Page One, 1 February 2000

"Why the Long Boom?

It Owes a Big Debt To the Capital Markets"

Technology: Chips, Web

Capital markets: Availability of money

to fund the development of technology

and to buy the technology

Shift from bank lending to equity sources

The ABC’s & DE’s of Computer Health and Safety

•Awareness

•Breaks

•Carriage/Posture

•(Deadly)Radiation

•Eyes

•Furniture

Awareness

•Computers can be dangerous to your health

Eyes, wrists, arms, back, neck

Why? What causes problems?

(Pascarelli & Quilter, RSI)

Repetition

Ignorance

Strained & Constrained Posture

Holding still

A deconditioned workforce

Forced speed

Incentive programs & overtime

Excessive monitoring

Not quite a complete list

•Most important thing to remember

Breaks

•Best protection against dangers

•Moderate activity--15 minutes/2 hours

•Intensive activity-- 15 minutes/1 hour

•Get up, Non-computer work, Relax

•Exercises

•Ergonomic software

Carriage/Posture

•Wrists--straight in both dimensions

•Wrist rests, braces

•Forearms--parallel to floor

•Thighs--parallel to floor

•Feet--flat on floor, footrest

•Back--straight

•Adjust furniture, Exercises

•CTD--cumulative trauma disorders

•RSI--repetitive stress injuries

•Computer athlete

Seven P's (Pascarelli & Quilter, RSI)

•Physician

•Pain Management

•Posture

•Preventive exercises

•Positioning

•Pacing

•Patience

(Deadly) Radiation

•Health effects of monitor radiation--debatable

•Probably not deadly, but some evidence of problems

•Monitor should meet MPRII guidelines

•2.5 feet from front of monitor

•4.0 feet from side and back of monitor

•Powerdown when not using monitor

•Pregnant women should take special precautions

Eyes

•Eye examination by an eye care professional

•Refocus for 5-10 seconds every 10 minutes

•Copy stand

•Glasses

•Lighting, Glare

•Visual Ergonomics--Ankrum

www.ur-net.com/office-ergo/setting.htm

Furniture

•Chair, adjustable

•Table, desk--height

•Foot rest

•Copy holder, copy stand

•Foot rest

•Wrist rest

Children and Computer Health and Safety

•Using adult furniture and equipment

•Who is watching out for them?

Legal situation

•Cases

v Compaq--

we didn't know

we'll put on warning labels

v Apple

gave up on legal error

Apple brochure

v IBM

convinced jury that keyboard

wasn't guilty

v DEC

award of $6 million

overturned on appeal

•Law

San Francisco effort killed

Cal OSHA

weak rules

Federal OSHA

Ergonomics Program;

Proposed rule

23 November 99

www.osha.gov

What about UCI?

Some concern for faculty and staff

Students? not big users

Furniture advice, presentations, literature

Look around

Not really concerned

UCSD

Money to help purchase ergonomically

correct furniture

Ergo council

UC experts

Nina Scolnik--UCI--piano

David Rempel--Richmond--

www.me.berkeley.edu/ergo

Sheedy--UCB

Gupta--UCIMC

Miscellaneous

•References

Pascarelli & Quilter--

Repetitive Strain Injuries:

A Computer Users Guide

Sellers--Zap!

Sellers--25 Hints

•UCI

Environmental Health & Safety

•Web pages

Page on ICS website:

Computer Health & Safety

pointer to exercises

Logistics

H&S tape to interactive learning center

Science Library

Quiz on Monday--Work + Health & Safety

SC chapter of American Statistical Assoc

Career Day--12 Feb 00

WICS meeting today at 5PM--Cancelled

Electronic Music--9 Feb--8PM--Concert Hall