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Ergonomics, Health & Safety In the Workplace

Computers are continually becoming faster and faster and allow users to increase work rates and reduce time spent on many common tasks. The introduction of lcd / tft monitors provides the employer with the ideal opportunity of creating a truly ergonomic environment for their employees by utilising height and reach adjustable mounting solutions.

By adhering to the below ergonomic statistics users will benefit from a more comfortable and safer workplace and will in turn reward their employers with increased productivity, less absenteeism, and fewer law suits!!

HOW MEDICALMOUNTS CAN HELP

Whether it is an office, call centre, medical or industrial environment medicalMounts can provides a number of solutions for mounting lcd monitors, keyboards and mice along with the cpu.

By creating a more ergonomic workplace the employer will benefit from greater productivity and less absence due to RSI related complaints.

ERGONOMIC STATISTICS

Ergonomic statistics show that the eye level of the average female is over 127mm shorter than the average man in a standing position. Likewise the average man is over 114mm taller in a seated position. These differences are even greater when you consider that the eye level shortest 5% of women is 1414mm and the tallest 5% of men is 1742mm. This is a difference of 328mm is a standing position and 287mm in a sitting position.

Most ergonomist’s base adjustment requirements on 95% of the population which avoids 2.5% of the very tallest and shortest population. Using these figures employers should provide their users with a minimum monitor adjustment of 114mm in a seating position and 127mm in a standing position.

In addition to setting the monitor at the correct height it is also important to take into consideration the position of the keyboard and mouse relative to the height of the user. In a standing position the keyboard / mouse height should be adjustable by 94mm and in a sitting position by 102mm.

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