Keysight CX3322A - Working in Comfort; About Repetitive Strain Injury; What Is RSI

108 Keysight CX3300 User’s Guide, Edition 4
Safety Information
Working in Comfort
Working in Comfort
To optimize your comfort and productivity, it is important that you set up your
work area correctly and use your instrument properly. With that in mind, we have
developed some set-up and use recommendations for you to follow based on
established ergonomic principles.
Improper and prolonged use of keyboards and input devices are among those
tasks that have been associated with repetitive strain injury (RSI) to soft tissues
in the hands and arms. If you experience discomfort or pain while using the
instrument, discontinue use immediately and consult your physician as soon as
possible. For more information on RSI you may wish to consult the About
Repetitive Strain Injury section.
Please study the recommendations described below. Includ
ed there are
references to relevant parts of international standards, regulations and
guidelines, such as ISO 9241 and the European Community Display Screen
Equipment directive. You may also wish to consult your employer’s human
resources department or other relevant departments for guidance specific to
your company.
For more information, see “Working in Comfort” located at
http://about.keysight.com/en/quality/Keysight_Ergonomic_Information.pdf.
About Repetitive Strain Injury
Because your comfort and safety are our primary concern, we strongly
recommend that you use the instrument in accordance with established
ergonomic principles and recommendations. Scientific literature suggests that
there may be a relationship between injury to soft tissues -especially in the
hands and arms- and prolonged improper use of keyboards or other equipment
requiring repeated motions of the hands and forearms. This literature also
sugge
sts that there are many other risk factors that may increase the chance of
such injury, commonly called Repetitive Strain Injury.
What is RSI?
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI -also known as cumulative trauma disorder or
repetitive motion injury) is a type of injury where soft tissues in the body, such as
muscles, nerves, or tendons, become irritated or inflamed. RSI has been a
reported problem for tho
se who perform repetitive tasks such as assembly line