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BS 7179-4:1990

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Ergonomics of design and use of visual display terminals (VDTs) in offices Specification for keyboards

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-10-1998

Superseded by

BS EN ISO 9241-4:1998

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-1990

€165.94
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Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Conformance
4. Design
5. Marking
Appendices
A. General guiding principles
B. Test method for assessment of ease of use of
    keyboards
C. Statistical principles of conformance testing
D. Examples of material for data entry
E. Scales to be used for the assessment of comfort
Tables
1. Required population characteristics
2. Reflectances of surfaces
3. Relationship between type I and type II errors
Figures
1. Possible arrangements for cursor control
2. Keyboard assessment method
3. Procedure for conformance testing for sequential
    and non-sequential test methods

Includes test method for assessing the ease of use.

Committee
PH/9
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

BS 7179-5:1990 Specifications for VDT workstationsErgonomics of design and use of visual display terminals (VDTs) in offices

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