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Poor Working Posture 15 January 2016Birkbeck College, U. London3 Do not perch on the front of your seat. Move the keyboard close to the front of the desk Avoid incorrect slouching in which the pelvis rotates backwards. The inward curve in the lumbar spine is lost and the lumbar discs are strained
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15 January 2016 Birkbeck College, U. London 1
Introduction to Programming
Lecturer: Steve Maybank
Department of Computer Science and Information Systems
[email protected] 2016
Week 2a: Safe Operation ofComputing equipment
Correct Working Posture
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Sit back and move chairclose to the desk. Maintaincontact between your backand the seat back to supportthe inward curve of thelumbar spine.
Tilt the seat forward 5°-15°to keep the knees lowerthan the hips
http://www.posturite.co.uk/posture-learning-resources/art-of-sitting
Poor Working Posture
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Do not perch on the frontof your seat. Move thekeyboard close to the frontof the desk
Avoid incorrect slouchingin which the pelvis rotatesbackwards. The inwardcurve in the lumbar spineis lost and the lumbar discsare strained
Correct Slouch
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Release the seat andback of the chair andlean back supportedby the chair.
Ensure that the hipsare pushed back andthe chair back followsthe lumbar spine.
Incorrect Slouch
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Do not slide the hipsforward as this willprevent the naturalinward curve of thelumbar spine.
Keep the angle of thechair back within 90°to retain the curve ofthe lumbar spine.
Sitting at a PC
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Posture Lower back: supported by the chair back Forearms: horizontal Wrists: straight, in line with the forearms Head: up and balanced with the screen
at eye level Do not rest wrists on the edge of the
desk or bend the hands up at the wrists
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http://www.bbk.ac.uk/so/guidance/DSE2
Equipment Chair: sit well back with the lower back
supported Footrest: if the feet do not rest on the floor Screen: at arm’s length with the top at eye level Keyboard: near to the edge of the desk Mouse: near to the keyboard Document holder: place near to the screen and
at the same height and angle Wrist straight, with the hand in line with the arm
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Lighting
Avoid windows or lights in line with the screen
Avoid reflections from the screen
Sit sideways to windows
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Movement Avoid sitting in the same position and
staring at the screen for long periods
Vary the activity at the desk
Get up and move around every hour or so
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Laptops Poor ergonomics because the screen and the
keyboard are close together Do not use a laptop for long periods. A desktop
PC is better Do not support the laptop on the lap because
of the heat Consider using a docking station
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http://www.uclic.ucl.ac.uk/people/r.benedyk/laptops.pdf
References http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/dcswiki/index.php/VDU_Advice
http://www.umassd.edu/media/umassdartmouth/environmentalhealthandsafety/ergonomicschecklist.pdf
Trevor Shaw, NHS ergonomist. Video at http://www.nhs.uk/video/pages/Healthybackatwork.aspx?searchtype=Video&
College Disability Office
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