Study backs safety of video terminals

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The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reports the results of its six-year study on the effects of video display terminals (VDTs) on pregnant women's health and well-being. The government-sponsored research determines that their use poses no increased risk for miscarriage. The sample consists of 730 telephone operators who have been pregnant at least once between 1983 and 1986. The operators were divided into two groups: those who extensively used VDTs and those who did not. Those who used VDTs experienced a 14.8 percent rate of spontaneous abortion and those who did not use VDTs experienced a rate of 15.9 percent of spontaneous abortion, showing no significant relationship. Future government studies will focus on the effects VDTs may have on birth defects, premature birth and low birth weight.

Admin. of public health programs, Regulation misc. commercial sectors, Health aspects, Research, Reports, Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health, Prevention, Pregnant women, Miscarriage, Video monitors, United States. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Health, VDTs, Government

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A computer glitch causes bumpy start in a Newark school

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Classes at Central High School in Newark, New Jersey were disrupted when a school employee incorrectly coded Central's master scheduling program. A spokesman for the Newark Board of Education explained that the program generates schedules for students and teaching assignments for teachers. The system problem caused some students to receive defective schedules and, in some cases, no schedules at all. As many as four teachers reported to the same classroom while in others there was no teacher at all. School principal Carl L. Gregory refuted rumors that Central was in complete chaos, and claimed that nearly all scheduling problems were solved. Gregory hopes to retain state aid despite lost class time.

Elementary and secondary schools, Management, New Jersey, Schools, Accidents, Data processing, Electronic data processing, Computer based training, Newark, New Jersey, School management and organization, School administration, Secondary Schools, Management of EDP, Computer-Managed Instruction, Failure, Computer managed instruction, Central High School

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