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4 Working in Comfort

Comfort and Safety
Checklist

These recommendations are drawn from the latest available
international ergonomic standards and recommendations, including
ISO 9241 and ANSI/HFS 100-1988.

General

Work Surface Height

- Adjust either your seat height, work surface

or both, to position the work surface at approximately elbow height.

Work Surface Arrangement

- Make sure frequently used equipment

is within easy reach. For example, if you are primarily using the
keyboard, place it directly in front of you, not to the side. If you are
primarily using the mouse, place it in front of your hand or arm. If
you are using both a mouse and keyboard, place them both at the
same work surface height and close together. If a palm rest is used,
the height should be flush with the front edge of the keyboard. Other
items, such as your telephone or notepad, also should be considered.

Monitor

- Place your monitor so that the top of the screen is at, or

slightly below, eye level (up to 15 degrees).

Head

- Do not tilt your head forward by more than 15 degrees, and

try not to turn your head toward the side.

Back

- While sitting at your work surface, make sure your back is

supported by the chair's backrest in an erect position or angled
slightly backwards.

Arms

- Make sure your arms and elbows are relaxed and loose, with

your upper arm perpendicular to the floor or slightly forward. Keep
your forearms and hands approximately parallel with the floor with
elbows bent between 70 and 115 degrees. Keep your elbows close to
your sides (less than 20 degrees away from your body).

Keyboard
Slope

Keyboard Height
64-76 cm

Document
Holder

Thigh
Clearance

6 cm

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