How to use wrist rests

Archived

This item has been replaced by a more recent resource or the content may be otherwise out of date. It is provided for informational and research purposes.

Description

Wrist rests for computer keyboards and mice have become commonplace accessories. Like most tools, they have the potential to help or harm you, depending on whether you use them as intended. This brief information sheet presents some tips for choosing and using a wrist rest.

Updated

September 1, 2010

Resources

How to use wrist rests

More information Download
Downloads: 10

Title and publication information

Type

Fact Sheet

Series Title

Workplace health and safety bulletin

Extent

4 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator

Employment and Immigration (2008-2011) Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)

Publisher

Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic

Employment and Labour

Resource Dates

Date Created

2003-01-01

Date Added

2017-03-23T17:34:38.399524

Date Modified

2010-09-01

Date Issued

2003-01-01

Date Archived

2020-11-04

Audience information

Employees Employers General Public

Language

English (Canadian)

Identifiers

Local Identifier

ERG029

Usage / Licence

Licence

Open Government Licence - Alberta

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Labour

Available Fields

title | Title
```
How to use wrist rests
```
name | URL
```
erg029-ergonomics
```
owner_org | Publisher
```
fcce014c-de01-4ce1-b846-3102dbf95bfb
```
alternatetitle1 | Alternative Title
alternatetitle2 | Alternative Title
alternatetitle3 | Alternative Title
seriestitle | Series Title
```
Workplace health and safety bulletin
```
seriestitle2 | Series Title
seriestitle3 | Series Title

notes | Description

pubtype | Type
```
Fact Sheet
```
creator | Creator
```
Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)
```
contributor | Contributor
contributor2 | Contributor
contributor3 | Contributor
contributor4 | Contributor
contributor5 | Contributor
contributor6 | Contributor
contact | Contact Name
```
Alberta Labour
```
email | Contact Email
contactother | Contact Other
placeofpub | Place of Publication
```
Edmonton
```
identifier-ISBN-print | ISBN (print)
identifier-ISBN-pdf | ISBN (pdf)
identifier-ISBN-html | ISBN (html)
identifier-ISBN-cdrom | ISBN (CD-ROM)
identifier-ISBN-dvd | ISBN (DVD)
identifier-ISSN-print | ISSN (print)
identifier-ISSN-online | ISSN (online)
identifier-AGDEX-number | AGDEX number
identifier-ALIS-catno | ALIS catalogue number
identifier-NEOS-catkey | NEOS catalogue key
identifier-local | Local Identifier
```
ERG029
```
published_date, | Publish on this future date.
review_date | Review Date
createdate | Date Created
```
  2003-01-01
```
issuedate | Date Issued
```
  2003-01-01
```
date_modified | Date Modified
```
  2010-09-01
```
updatefrequency | Frequency
```
Once
```
topic | Topic
```
Employment and Labour
```
tag_string | Tags
subject | Subject (LCSH)
subject2 | Subject (LCSH)
subject3 | Subject (LCSH)
subject4 | Subject (LCSH)
subject5 | Subject (LCSH)
subject6 | Subject (LCSH)
time_coverage_from | Start Date
time_coverage_to | End Date
spatialcoverage | Spatial Coverage
spatialcoverage2 | Spatial Coverage
spatialcoverage3 | Spatial Coverage
audience | Audience
```
Employees
Employers
General Public
```
Extent | Extent
```
4 pages
```
Extent2 | Extent
Extent3 | Extent
replacedby_title | Is Replaced By - Title
replacedby_uri | URI
replaces_title | Replaces - Title
replaces_uri | URI
hastranslation_title | Has Translation - Title
hastranslation_uri | URI
istranslation_title | Is Translation Of
istranslation_uri | URI
archivedate | Date Archived
```
  2020-11-04
```
usageconsiderations | Usage Considerations
language | Language
```
English (Canadian)
```
license_id | Licence
```
Open Government Licence - Alberta
```
sensitivity | Sensitivity
```
Unrestricted
```

Pkg Data

{'Extent': '4 pages', 'Extent2': '', 'Extent3': '', 'alternatetitle1': '', 'alternatetitle2': '', 'alternatetitle3': '', 'archivedate': '2020-11-04 00:00:00', 'audience': ['Employees', 'Employers', 'General Public'], 'author': None, 'author_email': None, 'contact': 'Alberta Labour', 'contactother': '', 'contributor': '', 'contributor2': '', 'contributor3': '', 'contributor4': '', 'contributor5': '', 'contributor6': '', 'createdate': '2003-01-01', 'creator': ['Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)', 'Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)'], 'creator_user_id': '5b39747a-5073-4186-a663-aa781576f549', 'date_modified': '2010-09-01', 'email': '', 'hastranslation_title': '', 'hastranslation_uri': '', 'id': '16877361-6634-41af-8133-0b66a3e5e1a5', 'identifier-AGDEX-number': '', 'identifier-ALIS-catno': '', 'identifier-ISBN-cdrom': '', 'identifier-ISBN-dvd': '', 'identifier-ISBN-html': '', 'identifier-ISBN-pdf': '', 'identifier-ISBN-print': '', 'identifier-ISSN-online': '', 'identifier-ISSN-print': '', 'identifier-NEOS-catkey': '', 'identifier-local': 'ERG029', 'isopen': True, 'issuedate': '2003-01-01 00:00:00', 'istranslation_title': '', 'istranslation_uri': '', 'language': ['en-CA [default]'], 'license_id': 'OGLA', 'license_title': 'Open Government Licence - Alberta', 'license_url': 'https://open.alberta.ca/licence', 'maintainer': None, 'maintainer_email': None, 'metadata_created': '2017-03-23T17:34:38.399524', 'metadata_modified': '2020-11-04T15:11:08.164213', 'name': 'erg029-ergonomics', 'notes': 'Wrist rests for computer keyboards and mice have become commonplace accessories. Like most tools, they have the potential to help or harm you, depending on whether you use them as intended. This brief information sheet presents some tips for choosing and using a wrist rest.', 'num_resources': 1, 'num_tags': 7, 'organization': {'id': 'fcce014c-de01-4ce1-b846-3102dbf95bfb', 'name': 'employmentandimmigration-2008-2011', 'title': 'Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)', 'type': 'organization', 'description': '', 'image_url': '', 'created': '2015-07-17T15:54:19.166552', 'is_organization': True, 'approval_status': 'approved', 'state': 'active'}, 'owner_org': 'fcce014c-de01-4ce1-b846-3102dbf95bfb', 'placeofpub': 'Edmonton', 'private': False, 'pubtype': ['Fact Sheet'], 'replacedby_title': '', 'replacedby_uri': '', 'replaces_title': '', 'replaces_uri': '', 'sensitivity': 'unrestricted', 'seriestitle': 'Workplace health and safety bulletin', 'seriestitle2': '', 'seriestitle3': '', 'spatialcoverage': '', 'spatialcoverage2': '', 'spatialcoverage3': '', 'state': 'active', 'subject': '', 'subject2': '', 'subject3': '', 'subject4': '', 'subject5': '', 'subject6': '', 'title': 'How to use wrist rests', 'topic': ['Employment and Labour'], 'type': 'publications', 'updatefrequency': 'Once', 'url': None, 'usageconsiderations': '', 'version': None, 'resources': [{'cache_last_updated': None, 'cache_url': None, 'created': '2017-03-23T11:35:27.189263', 'datastore_active': False, 'description': '', 'format': 'PDF', 'hash': '', 'haspart_title': '', 'haspart_uri': '', 'id': 'edcd0217-dc39-411a-9f81-3109c25dd0be', 'last_modified': '2020-11-04T15:11:08.152477', 'metadata_modified': '2017-03-23T11:35:27.189263', 'mimetype': None, 'mimetype_inner': None, 'name': 'How to use wrist rests', 'package_id': '16877361-6634-41af-8133-0b66a3e5e1a5', 'position': 0, 'resource_type': None, 'serialinformation_title': '', 'serialinformation_uri': '', 'size': None, 'state': 'active', 'url': 'https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/16877361-6634-41af-8133-0b66a3e5e1a5/resource/edcd0217-dc39-411a-9f81-3109c25dd0be/download/whs-pub-erg029.pdf', 'url_type': 'upload', 'tracking_summary': {'total': 10, 'recent': 10}, 'has_views': False}], 'tags': [{'display_name': 'OHS', 'id': 'cb06155e-95a8-42ba-8bb8-06f1de6b75ab', 'name': 'OHS', 'state': 'active', 'vocabulary_id': None}, {'display_name': 'OHS bulletins', 'id': '40d7a050-c14f-4e65-ac05-5f4966e3e101', 'name': 'OHS bulletins', 'state': 'active', 'vocabulary_id': None}, {'display_name': 'Occupational Health and Safety', 'id': '1bb68c93-a3aa-436e-94c7-290b1e3d74cf', 'name': 'Occupational Health and Safety', 'state': 'active', 'vocabulary_id': None}, {'display_name': 'ergonomics', 'id': '4abe5176-506b-4529-93e6-0457bb05c9fa', 'name': 'ergonomics', 'state': 'active', 'vocabulary_id': None}, {'display_name': 'physical hazards', 'id': '34c0f346-81bd-41c6-9c07-fe9bc0ce0245', 'name': 'physical hazards', 'state': 'active', 'vocabulary_id': None}, {'display_name': 'wrist rests', 'id': '84926129-411a-4586-a383-2dd0e6bd1a3a', 'name': 'wrist rests', 'state': 'active', 'vocabulary_id': None}, {'display_name': 'wrists', 'id': '4bc2b146-d8d3-4c21-a234-ebe20fd8a483', 'name': 'wrists', 'state': 'active', 'vocabulary_id': None}], 'groups': [], 'relationships_as_subject': [], 'relationships_as_object': [], 'tracking_summary': {'total': 179, 'recent': 179}, 'related_list': []}

Archived

Description

Updated

Tags

Resources