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| GENERAL OFFICE ERGONOMICS "Improving your safety and productivity while increasing your comfort" |
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 Sitting away from the chair back causes extra stress on the lumbar spine. |
 Reaching for the mouse causes stress on the shoulder and elbow, as well as contact stress where the hand touches the desk. |
 Hard copy reading on a flat desk requires flexing the neck and spine to see the material. |
 Other tasks besides computing happen and need to be examined for risk factors. |
 Stapling with a manual stapler places large contact stress directly on the median nerve. |
 Contact stress between soft tissue and hard desk edges causes significant stress to the body. |
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"Office Ergonomics" section content created by: Dr. Henry Romero, CPE, CSP Productivity, Health, & Safety Concepts PO Box 891073 Houston, TX 77289 713-385-8836 A more comprehensive Comfort Guide and other office and non-office ergonomics, safety, and productivity resources can be found at: http://www.ergodoc.com | |
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