ERGONOMICS FOR THE COMPUTER USER & BEYOND
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MICHELLE DISCHER & TARA CORDESERGONOMICS | TRAINING
ERGONOMICS FOR THE COMPUTER USER & BEYOND
Environment & Occupational Health
“It’s an ergonomic ankle support to help you be more productive.”
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• ERGONOMICS REVIEW
• ANATOMY OF COMMON OFFICE INJURIES
• 4 STEPS – WORKSTATION SOLUTIONS
• IS SITTING AFFECTING MY HEALTH?
• EQUIPMENT IDEAS
• EVOLVING - TODAYS TECHNOLOGIES
• VISUAL HINTS
• PREVENTION SUGGESTIONS
Covered Topics
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ERGONOMICS (OR HUMAN FACTORS) IS THE SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE
CONCERNED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING OF INTERACTIONS AMONG HUMANS
AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF A SYSTEM , AND THE PROFESSION THAT APPLIES
THEORY, PRINCIPLES, DATA AND METHODS TO DESIGN IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE
HUMAN WELL-BEING AND OVERALL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE .
- THE INTERNATIONAL ERGONOMICS ASSOCIATION
What is Ergonomics?
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KEY NOTE: PAIN/DISORDERS BEGIN TO DEVELOP LONG BEFORE THE FIRST EPISODE OF PAIN IS EXPERIENCED
ERGO FOCUS – 3 BODY AREAS
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MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER (MSD) CASES (>387,820) ACCOUNTED FOR 33% OF ALL INJURY /ILLNESS CASES
Common MSD’s:
o Tendonitis
o Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
o Trigger Finger
o PAIN
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HOW THE BACK WORKS
Dual Function:
• 33 vertebrae
• 24 moveable
• 7 Cervical (support skull)
• 12 Thoracic (support rib cage)
• 5 Lumbar (bend at waist)
• 5 Sacral (fused)
• 4 coccyx (fused)
A healthy spine forms an “S” curve
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4 STEPS TO SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER WORKSTATIONTRADITIONAL
STEP 1: Your Chair
Check your:
Hip position
Seat height
Chair back
Armrest usability
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COMMON POSITIONS TO AVOID…
Laying in chair Fully extending
arm when mousing
Twisting spine
when keying
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“PROPER PERCH” USING CHAIR
BACK SUPPORT
BACK SUPPORT
IN “EXTENSION”
SUPPORTIVE POSITIONS TO MAINTAIN
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STEP 2: Option A or B
Is your keying area:
• Close
• Centered
• Height
• Tilt
• Mouse Option B
(work with a
key board tray
(KBT))
Option A
(work on top of desk)
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STEP 3:
Monitor | KBT | KB Hints
Is your keying area:
Close & Centered
to your body?
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STEP 4: Microbreaks
Every 20/20/20 minutes
5-10 seconds
http://www.workrave.org/
Apps:
• Stand Up! The Work Break Timer (Apple)
• Break Time (Android)
• Repeating Reminder (Android)
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MICROBREAK IDEAS
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MICROBREAK IDEAS
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SIT-TO-STAND WORKSTATION IDEAS HOT TOPIC OPTION C
Electric or Crank DesksArticulating Arm
Brackets or “units”
Low Cost to
Nearly Free
Podium
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3 . E A R , S H O U L D E R , E L B O W I N A L I G N M E N T W I T H F E E T
P O S I T I O N E DAT A D I AG O N A L S TA N C E - R I G H T
1 . E A R , S H O U L D E R , E L B O W I N
A L I G N M E N T W I T H F E E T
S H O U L D E R W I D T H A PA R T
2 . E A R , S H O U L D E R , E L B O W I N
A L I G N M E N T W I T H F E E T
P O S I T I O N E D AT A D I A G O N A L
S TA N C E - L E F T
STANDING WORKSTATION ALIGNMENT
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SMARTPHONE USABILITY BE SMARTER THAN YOUR SMARTPHONE!
Limit usage, take breaks
and use ergonomically!• Hands free talking
• Talk to text
• Neutral usage postures
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Adjustable Keyboard Platform
Mouse Platform
Keyboard Tray =
Height Adjustment Mechanism
Wrist rest
Mouse Bridge
Portable Keyboards
EQUIPMENT IDEAS ADJUSTABILITY
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ERGONOMIC MICE
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SLANT BOARDS & DOCUMENT HOLDERS
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VISUAL COMPUTER USER HINTS
• Eye-to-screen distance
• Vertical location
• Monitor tilt
• Screen colors
• Lighting
* Cube Shades
* Four Ocular microbreaks PDF
* Ocular Hints PDF
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THE 3 STEPS OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES TO RESOLVE
ERGONOMIC-RELATED ISSUES:
Assessment is a review of process design, equipment, previous analyses, and incident reports with follow-up written assessment recommendations.
Job Task Analysis (JTA) is an on-site analysis of video recording and/or digital pictures, measurement gathering (force, weights, reach distances, lifting heights, etc), with follow-up written recommendations.
Training is custom per assessment findings, JTA data and/or WC stats to support the need of group trainings specific to the PD.
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DID YOU KNOW…WE ARE MORE THAN JUST CHAIRS?
UW-Madison ergonomic services extend far beyond answering chair questions. We cover lab research, animal, material and computer user ergonomics.
Our ergonomic services including our EOH/ergonomic showroom lab are located at UHS (333 East Campus Mall) by appointment only.
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Prevention Hints
• Practice “neutral positionings”
• 20/20/20 rule of thumb/Microbreaks
• Check your own physical fitness
• Good nutrition
• Stress management techniques---
’just breathe’
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QUESTIONS?
Email: [email protected]://www.uhs.wisc.edu/eoh/ergonomics
For non-UW Madison employees, refer to your
HR department for ergonomic services and Q&A
Environment & Occupational Health
Free Additional Ergonomic Resources
DOA: http://www.doa.state.wi.us
OSHA: http://www.osha.gov
Humanscale: https://www.humanscale.com/ergonomics/