ERGONOMICS FOR THE COMPUTER USER & BEYOND. It s an ergonomic ankle support to help you be more productive. Environment & Occupational Health

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1 ERGONOMICS FOR THE COMPUTER USER & BEYOND It s an ergonomic ankle support to help you be more productive. MICHELLE DISCHER & TARA CORDES E RGONOMICS TRAINING Environment & Occupational Health

2 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

3 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?

4 ERGO FOCUS 3 BODY AREAS KEY NOTE: PAIN/DISORDERS BEGIN TO DEVELOP LONG BEFORE THE FIRST EPISODE OF PAIN IS EXPERIENCED

5 Common MSD s: o Tendonitis o Carpal Tunnel Syndrome o Trigger Finger o PAIN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER (MSD) CASES (>387,820) ACCOUNTED FOR 33% OF ALL INJURY /ILLNESS CASES

6 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 HOW THE BACK WORKS

7 4 STEPS TO SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER WORKSTATION TRADITIONAL STEP 1: Your Chair Check your: Hip position Seat height Chair back Armrest usability

8 COMMON POSITIONS TO AVOID Laying in chair Fully extending arm when mousing Twisting spine when keying

9 SUPPORTIVE POSITIONS TO MAINTAIN PROPER PERCH USING CHAIR BACK SUPPORT BACK SUPPORT IN EXTENSION

10 STEP 2: Option A or B Is your keying area: Close Centered Height Tilt Mouse Option A (work on top of desk) Option B (work with a key board tray (KBT))

11 STEP 3: Monitor KBT KB Hints Is your keying area: Close & Centered to your body?

12 STEP 4: Microbreaks Every 20/20/20 minutes 5-10 seconds Apps: Stand Up! The Work Break Timer (Apple) Break Time (Android) Repeating Reminder (Android)

13 MICROBREAK IDEAS

14 MICROBREAK IDEAS

15 SIT-TO-STAND WORKSTATION IDEAS HOT TOPIC OPTION C Articulating Arm Brackets or units Electric or Crank Desks Low Cost to Nearly Free Podium

16 STANDING WORKSTATION ALIGNMENT 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 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 D AT A D I AG O N A L S TA N C E - R I G H T

17 SMARTPHONE USABILITY BE SMARTER THAN YOUR SMARTPHONE! Limit usage, take breaks and use ergonomically! Hands free talking Talk to text Neutral usage postures

18 LAPTOP HOLDERS PORTABILITY

19 EQUIPMENT IDEAS ADJUSTABILITY Mouse Bridge Keyboard Tray = Height Adjustment Mechanism Wrist rest Adjustable Keyboard Platform Mouse Platform Portable Keyboards

20 ERGONOMIC KEYBOARDS

21 ERGONOMIC MICE

22 SLANT BOARDS & DOCUMENT HOLDERS

23 VISUAL COMPUTER USER HINTS Eye-to-screen distance Vertical location Monitor tilt Screen colors Lighting * Cube Shades * Four Ocular microbreaks PDF * Ocular Hints PDF

24 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.

25 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.

26 Prevention Hints Practice neutral positionings 20/20/20 rule of thumb/microbreaks Check your own physical fitness Good nutrition Stress management techniques--- just breathe

27 QUESTIONS? For non-uw Madison employees, refer to your HR department for ergonomic services and Q&A Free Additional Ergonomic Resources DOA: OSHA: Humanscale: Environment & Occupational Health