Ergonomics
What is ergonomics?
Ergonomics is the study of how we can improve our well being in the working environment.
Setup for an ergonomically correct environment
The correct setup is shown in this picture.
The points that are shown are:
Other points that are not listed in the picture are:
The points that are shown are:
- Keep your head back and up straight with the rest of your body
- use a headset and not a phone.
- Keep your Elbows on the side and your arms aligning to the mouse, keyboard and other peripheral devices.
- Have a fully adjustable chair which is comfortable to sit on and keeps your body in a healthy posture.
- Keep eyes around 50 cm away from the screen and level with 1/3 of the top of the screen.
- Document Holder in an area which beside the screen or an area which is easily visible.
- Keyboard adjacent to the elbow
- Mouse adjacent to the elbow
- Take breaks every 30 minutes
Other points that are not listed in the picture are:
- Have appropriate lighting
- A table which is big enough to fit all the accessories and also the correct height adjustment for correct body positioning