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setting up and using your workstation working in comfort and safety • Feet. If after adjusting your chair you cannot rest your feet comfortably on the floor, use a footrest, preferably one that can be adjusted in height and angle. additional ergonomic issues • Look away from the screen from time-to-time to help reduce eyestrain. Focus on distant objects briefly, and blink periodically to lubricate your eyes. You also should have your eyes checked on a regular basis and ensure your eyeglass prescription is suitable for working on a computer monitor. • Remember to occasionally shift position and move your body. Keeping your body in one position for long periods is unnatural and stressful. When prolonged work is required, take frequent short breaks. As a rule of thumb, a five or ten minute break every hour is a good idea. Short frequent breaks are more beneficial than longer less frequent breaks. Data show that people who work for long periods of time without a break may be more prone to ergonomic injury. • Changing tasks frequently will help prevent muscle stiffness. Examples: alternating between keyboarding, reading, writing, filing, and moving around in your work environment, helps you maintain a relaxed posture. Occasionally stretch the muscles in your hands, arms, shoulders, neck and back. You should stretch at least as often as you take brief task breaks - at least once every hour. • Discomfort may be alleviated by using alternative ergonomic designs and accessories such as ergonomically personalized chairs, palm rests, keyboard trays, alternative input devices, prescription eyeglasses, anti-glare screens, and more. Seek additional information from the sources available to you, including your employer, doctor, local office supply store, and the Information Sources listed in the online version of Working in Comfort, preloaded on the hard disk of your HP computing equipment or available on the HP web site: www.hp.com/ergo Chapter 1 29

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setting up and using your workstation
working in comfort and safety
Chapter 1
29
•
Feet
.
If
after
adjusting
your
chair
you
cannot
rest
your
feet
comfortably on the floor, use a footrest, preferably one that can be
adjusted in height and angle.
additional ergonomic issues
•
Look
away
from
the
screen
from
time-to-time
to
help
reduce
eyestrain. Focus on distant objects briefly, and blink periodically to
lubricate your eyes. You also should have your eyes checked on a
regular basis and ensure your eyeglass prescription is suitable for
working on a computer monitor.
•
Remember
to
occasionally
shift
position
and
move
your
body.
Keeping your body in one position for long periods is unnatural and
stressful. When prolonged work is required, take frequent short
breaks. As a rule of thumb, a five or ten minute break every hour is a
good idea. Short frequent breaks are more beneficial than longer less
frequent breaks. Data show that people who work for long periods of
time without a break may be more prone to ergonomic injury.
•
Changing
tasks
frequently
will
help
prevent
muscle
stiffness.
Examples: alternating between keyboarding, reading, writing, filing,
and moving around in your work environment, helps you maintain a
relaxed posture. Occasionally stretch the muscles in your hands,
arms, shoulders, neck and back. You should stretch at least as often
as you take brief task breaks — at least once every hour.
•
Discomfort may be alleviated by using alternative ergonomic designs
and accessories such as ergonomically personalized chairs, palm
rests,
keyboard
trays,
alternative
input
devices,
prescription
eyeglasses, anti-glare screens, and more. Seek additional information
from the sources available to you, including your employer, doctor,
local office supply store, and the
Information Sources
listed in the
online version of
Working in Comfort
, preloaded on the hard disk of
your HP computing equipment or available on the HP web site:
www.hp.com/ergo