Ergonomic Furniture & Office Accommodation

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Index

Introduction Guidelines for office layout Furniture location Equipment Layout Space per person Aisles and clearances Equipment standards The computer screen The keyboard Font size: emails Pencils and pens Telephones The working environment Eyestrain Lighting Noise Taking breaks Preferred posture Setting up your preferred posture position OOS (Occupational Overuse Syndrome) Organisation of workPreventing repetitive motion problems Symptoms Conditioning exercises Furniture Chairs and stools Desirable features Chairs Summary of chair requirements Stools Desks Desirable features Suppliers Keyboard drawer unit Footstools Applications Suppliers Document holders Application Suppliers Anti-glare treatments Application Suppliers Terminal (monitor) elevation boxes Application Suppliers Sloping work surface Application Suppliers Guidance for use of the workstation checklist Basic workstation checklist References

Reviewed: April 2007