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Contents Warning 1 Promoting a Safe and Comfortable Work Environment Important Choices 1-2 2 Finding Your Comfort Zone A Range of Positions 2-2 Feet, Knees, and Legs 2-3 Back 2-4 Shoulders and Elbows 2-5 Forearms, Wrists, and Hands 2-6 Eyes 2-8 3 Arranging Your Work Area Monitor 3-2 Keyboard and Pointing Device 3-4 Arm Supports and Palm Rest 3-6 Papers and Books 3-8 Phone 3-9 4 Working in Comfort Using a Notebook Computer 4-2 Typing Style 4-3 Pointing Style 4-4 Using a Keyboard on a Sofa or Bed 4-5 Taking Breaks and Varying Your Tasks 4-6 Monitoring Your Health Habits and Exercise 4-7 5 Organizing Your Adjustments From the Ground Up 5-1 From the Top Down 5-1 6 Your Safety & Comfort Checklist Seated Position 6-1 Shoulders, Arms, Wrists, and Hands 6-1 Eyes 6-2 Typing Style 6-2 Keyboard and Pointing Device 6-3 Safety & Comfort Guide v

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Safety & Comfort Guide
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Contents
Warning
1
Promoting a Safe and Comfortable
Work Environment
Important Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
2
Finding Your Comfort Zone
A Range of Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Feet, Knees, and Legs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Shoulders and Elbows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Forearms, Wrists, and Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Eyes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
3
Arranging Your Work Area
Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Keyboard and Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Arm Supports and Palm Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Papers and Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
4
Working in Comfort
Using a Notebook Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Typing Style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Pointing Style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Using a Keyboard on a Sofa or Bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Taking Breaks and Varying Your Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Monitoring Your Health Habits and Exercise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
5
Organizing Your Adjustments
From the Ground Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
From the Top Down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
6
Your Safety & Comfort Checklist
Seated Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Shoulders, Arms, Wrists, and Hands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Eyes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Typing Style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Keyboard and Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3