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Ergonomics – A Ergonomics – A User Friendly User Friendly

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Ergonomics Injuries Ergonomics Injuries

Account for > 75% of the Work-Account for > 75% of the Work-Related Injuries at UCOPRelated Injuries at UCOP

Ergonomic Injuries Ergonomic Injuries Several Thousand Dollars Per InjurySeveral Thousand Dollars Per Injury

Computer-Related Ergonomic InjuriesComputer-Related Ergonomic Injuries Most CommonMost Common Easily PreventableEasily Preventable

Neck or Shoulder Pain - Self Neck or Shoulder Pain - Self EvaluationEvaluation

Is your head Is your head neutral without neutral without tilting or twisting tilting or twisting to view screen or to view screen or documentsdocuments

Are the screen & Are the screen & copy at eye level; copy at eye level; are eyes in line are eyes in line with the top edge with the top edge of CRT when head of CRT when head is held erect?is held erect?

Neck or Shoulder Pain - Self Neck or Shoulder Pain - Self EvaluationEvaluation

Are shoulders Are shoulders relaxed & relaxed & symmetrical vs. symmetrical vs. elevated to hold elevated to hold phone or phone phone or phone cradlecradle

Do you lean forward Do you lean forward to see the screen to see the screen clearly (Most clearly (Most common when using common when using reading glasses as reading glasses as computer glasses)computer glasses)

Elbow, Arm & Forearm Pain - Elbow, Arm & Forearm Pain - Self EvaluationSelf Evaluation Are your elbows Are your elbows

at your sides, at your sides, bend like a bend like a corner, and corner, and forearms parallel forearms parallel with the floor?with the floor?

Are you wrists Are you wrists straight or straight or parallel to the parallel to the floor, with floor, with fingers slightly fingers slightly rounded?rounded?

Elbow, Arm & Forearm Elbow, Arm & Forearm Pain - Self EvaluationPain - Self Evaluation

Is the mouse Is the mouse directly in front directly in front of your shoulder? of your shoulder? Reaching to the Reaching to the side may result side may result in pain in the in pain in the forearm near the forearm near the elbowelbow

Is the mouse at Is the mouse at the same level as the same level as the keyboard?the keyboard?

Wrist Pain, Hand, & Finger Wrist Pain, Hand, & Finger Discomfort – Self EvaluationDiscomfort – Self Evaluation

Is the mouse Is the mouse located directly located directly in front of you?in front of you?

Do your hands Do your hands float about the float about the keys when keys when using the using the keyboard? keyboard? Resting the Resting the palms may palms may result in pain.result in pain.

Back Pain – Self Back Pain – Self EvaluationEvaluation

Are other frequently Are other frequently used items within used items within easy reach?easy reach?

Does the chair back Does the chair back support the lower support the lower back at the bend back at the bend line and comfortably line and comfortably hug the rest of the hug the rest of the back?back?

Back Pain – Self Back Pain – Self EvaluationEvaluation

Is there a 2” Is there a 2” to 3” to 3” clearance clearance between the between the seat cushion seat cushion and the back and the back of your kneesof your knees

Back Pain – Self Back Pain – Self EvaluationEvaluation

Are your Are your thighs thighs parallel to parallel to the floor, the floor, knees slightly knees slightly lower than lower than hips and your hips and your legs at 90 to legs at 90 to 120 degree 120 degree angle to your angle to your body?body?

Back Pain – Self Back Pain – Self EvaluationEvaluation

Are you Are you knees bent knees bent like a corner like a corner with your with your feet flat on feet flat on the floor?the floor?

Short Stretch Breaks Short Stretch Breaks Every HourEvery Hour