The document summarizes a workshop on computer access, ergonomics, and assistive technology. It discusses ergonomic issues like repetitive strain injury (RSI) and how equipment like ergonomic chairs, keyboards, mice, and workstations can help. It also covers assistive technologies for people with disabilities, including simplified, adaptive, and programmable keyboards, alternative mice, and assistive software for vision, language, and other impairments. The document highlights how companies like Keytools provide solutions to create safe and effective computer access for all users.
Since 2005 a surveillance scheme has collected reports of new cases of work-related ill health from a sample of around 300 general practitioners (GPs). The data confirms that musculoskeletal disorders are the most common type of work-related illness, but that mental ill health gives rise to more working days lost. Initial estimates for 2007 suggest the incidence of work-related ill health is roughly 1500 cases per 100 000 workers.
Since 2005 a surveillance scheme has collected reports of new cases of work-related ill health from a sample of around 300 general practitioners (GPs). The data confirms that musculoskeletal disorders are the most common type of work-related illness, but that mental ill health gives rise to more working days lost. Initial estimates for 2007 suggest the incidence of work-related ill health is roughly 1500 cases per 100 000 workers.