Masters Theses

Date of Award

12-1995

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Education

Major Professor

Robert H. Kirk

Committee Members

Jack Ellison, Bill Wallace

Abstract

The primary purpose of this research was to assess the possible need for and functions of computer workstation assessments in the office workstations at the United States Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Division at the Federal Building. The secondary purpose was to establish the need for efficiency through these assessments. The essence of the research problem was to determine if employees suffered from signs and symptoms, and if so, attempt to formulate a relationship between the signs and symptoms and other factors in the workstation. Over a five week period, 177 employees were assessed at their computer workstations, using the COMPUTER WORKSTATION QUESTIONNAIRE. The results of the research revealed consistency between the ages of those who suffered from signs and symptoms related to their work activities, and those who did not have signs and symptoms, as well as some other interesting relationships in the data. It was concluded that computer workstation assessments should be conducted, especially for employees who work at their computer workstations from 4 to 8 hours each day.

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