Try contacting the RSI association, Chapel House, 152 High Street,
Yiewsley, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 7BE Tel & Fax 01895 431134.
They do some excellent information sheets on RSI , including
workstation layout etc. You could also loook at the web site for PCD
Maltron, as their keyboards benefit some people with RSI.
http://www.maltron.com. Another site which may be worth a look at is
http://www.ergonomics.co.uk
Elaine
You wrote
> We seem to be getting an increasing number of cases of staff who fear they
> may be developing RSI (or work-related upper limb disorders). One of our
> Lab Superintendants would like to see if he can improve matters by getting
> some training on assessment - examining people's workstations and
> recommending any necessary adaptations.
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> Does anyone know where he could get such training?
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> Dr Alistair Edwards, University Adviser on Disability
> Department of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD
> phone: 01904 432637, fax: 01904 432767
> email: [log in to unmask]
> Web: http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/~alistair/disability/AoD.html
> Secretary: Chris Linfoot, [log in to unmask], phone: 01904 432637
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Elaine Shillcock
Access Summit
St Peter's House
Precinct Centre,
Oxford Road,
Manchester 13 9GH
Tel 0161 272 7847
Fax 0161 272 7001
Minicom 0161 273 7307
e-mail [log in to unmask]
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