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dc.contributor.authorMeidert, Ursula-
dc.contributor.authorNeumann, Silke-
dc.contributor.authorEhrensberger-Dow, Maureen-
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Heidrun Karin-
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-05T15:36:21Z-
dc.date.available2018-02-05T15:36:21Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.issn2101-0609de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.openedition.org/ilcea/3996de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2633-
dc.description.abstractMost professional translators in the Western world are heavy computer users and thus may be exposed to health risks known to be associated with computer work. These include musculoskeletal ailments of the upper extremities, back, shoulders, arms, hands and problems with the eyes. This paper reports on the findings of workplace assessments and interviews with professional translators with respect to the ergonomics of their workplaces and related health issues. A total of 36 professional translators working as freelancers, in institutional settings or in commercial enterprises were visited at their workplaces. Each workplace was assessed and compared to the recommendations about ergonomics available in the literature. In addition, interviews were held with translators immediately after the assessments about their current health status and any recent complaints. Many of the assessed workplaces evinced a high standard of ergonomically appropriate equipment and furniture. However, the equipment was in many cases not adjusted to suit the ergonomic needs of the individual using the workplace. Although the level of complaints was low overall, the highest number of health complaints related to the eyes, eck and shoulder girdle. Frequent breaks, changing position and doing short exercises to loosen up tense muscles would address these problems by helping to reduce tension and pain in the neck, shoulders and back and by providing rest for the eyes. Whenever possible, an ergonomic consultation is recommended. It is also recommended that ergonomic knowledge about proper workplace set-up should be provided in professional training.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherInstitut des Langues et Cultures d'Europe et d'Amérique Grenoblede_CH
dc.relation.ispartofILCEAde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subjectAssessmentsde_CH
dc.subjectTranslatorde_CH
dc.subjectErgoTransde_CH
dc.subjectErgonomicsde_CH
dc.subject.ddc418.02: Translationswissenschaftde_CH
dc.subject.ddc620: Ingenieurwesende_CH
dc.titlePhysical ergonomics at translators’ workplaces : findings from ergonomic workplace assessments and interviewsde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementAngewandte Linguistikde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Übersetzen und Dolmetschen (IUED)de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue27de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end18de_CH
zhaw.pages.start1de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume2016de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.funding.snf143819de_CH
zhaw.webfeedErgoTransde_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawCognitive and Physical Ergonomics of Translationde_CH
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Meidert, U., Neumann, S., Ehrensberger-Dow, M., & Becker, H. K. (2016). Physical ergonomics at translators’ workplaces : findings from ergonomic workplace assessments and interviews. Ilcea, 2016(27), 1–18. https://journals.openedition.org/ilcea/3996
Meidert, U. et al. (2016) ‘Physical ergonomics at translators’ workplaces : findings from ergonomic workplace assessments and interviews’, ILCEA, 2016(27), pp. 1–18. Available at: https://journals.openedition.org/ilcea/3996.
U. Meidert, S. Neumann, M. Ehrensberger-Dow, and H. K. Becker, “Physical ergonomics at translators’ workplaces : findings from ergonomic workplace assessments and interviews,” ILCEA, vol. 2016, no. 27, pp. 1–18, 2016, [Online]. Available: https://journals.openedition.org/ilcea/3996
MEIDERT, Ursula, Silke NEUMANN, Maureen EHRENSBERGER-DOW und Heidrun Karin BECKER, 2016. Physical ergonomics at translators’ workplaces : findings from ergonomic workplace assessments and interviews. ILCEA [online]. 2016. Bd. 2016, Nr. 27, S. 1–18. Verfügbar unter: https://journals.openedition.org/ilcea/3996
Meidert, Ursula, Silke Neumann, Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow, and Heidrun Karin Becker. 2016. “Physical Ergonomics at Translators’ Workplaces : Findings from Ergonomic Workplace Assessments and Interviews.” Ilcea 2016 (27): 1–18. https://journals.openedition.org/ilcea/3996.
Meidert, Ursula, et al. “Physical Ergonomics at Translators’ Workplaces : Findings from Ergonomic Workplace Assessments and Interviews.” Ilcea, vol. 2016, no. 27, 2016, pp. 1–18, https://journals.openedition.org/ilcea/3996.


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