The experiment established that remote interpretation had a cumulative effect on interpreters' health, pointing to stress, fatigue, eyestrain, loss of concentration, lack of motivation and overall anxiety.

Ms. Schöpp-Schilling stressed the need to re-evaluate the definitions of “heavy” and “light” work: for example, agricultural workers were subject to frequent bending and exposure to pesticides; teachers and health-care workers suffered from overwork, night shifts and emotional involvement; and workers in the so-called “light” industries must endure eyestrain and high noise levels.