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The widespread use of computers in offices have raised major health and safety issues. Describe three major health related problems that may result from intensive computer...

      

The widespread use of computers in offices have raised major health and safety issues.
Describe three major health related problems that may result from intensive computer use and list three products that may be made available to improve the working conditions of personnel using computers

  

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Wilfred
Major health related problems that may result from intensive computer use and products
available to improve the working conditions of personnel using computers.
1. Loss of eye sight due to eye strain
Intensive computer use could lead to strained eyes due to the light from the visual display unit. This light could eventually lead to loss of sight by users.

2. trained back due to inappropriate posture while using a computer. Intensive computer use especially long sessions of computer use in an uncomfortable situation could lead to damage to the user‘s backbone leading to bad posture.

3. Brain damage
Brain damage can result from extensive use of computer systems especially where those systems contain remote connections meaning that there is radiation which could spoil the user body systems.

Products which are available to improve the working conditions of computer users include.
1. Tinted screens able to protect users from direct light from the visual display unit.
2. Specially designed furniture which are designed to improve user‘s comfort when computing.
3. Anti-radiation devices using to protect users from being affected by radiation.
Wilfykil answered the question on March 1, 2019 at 09:09


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