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Sep 22, 2007View in Crawl 4
"Source: Values are based on the 1988 Anthropometric Survey of the U.S. Army Personnel database"I'm thinking we've learned more about ergonomics since 1988 and by someone better suited than the US Army.
I don't think this is possible for most people. Most desks I've seen can't have their height adjusted which throws this whole thing off. You can raise your chair up and down but since the desks height won't move most people will never meet this guide. A better article would have talked about tips for adjusting real world work environments. My desk at work isn't a drawing, I can't erase it.Buried for not being useful.
I have a lot of trouble believing this will work: it doesn't accomodate for different torso lengths (affects sitting eye height) or leg lengths (affects seat height), which also affects the sitting elbow height.
That's why having an easily adjustable chair, LCD mount and keyboard mount is important. When another person uses the space, one needs to reorient the position of components. The measurements are a starting point; everyone still needs to change position throughout the day.
There are always exceptions, but in fact relative bodily proportions are very predictable throughout the adult population--the variance is not enough to appreciably require a different recommended position. However, these recommendations are a starting point, not a rigid absolute rule.
joshwalderbachSep 23, 2007
"Source: Values are based on the 1988 Anthropometric Survey of the U.S. Army Personnel database"I'm thinking we've learned more about ergonomics since 1988 and by someone better suited than the US Army.
kinggorillaSep 23, 2007
I guess owning a laptop would just f**k up the entire system
joeverroneSep 23, 2007
I don't think this is possible for most people. Most desks I've seen can't have their height adjusted which throws this whole thing off. You can raise your chair up and down but since the desks height won't move most people will never meet this guide. A better article would have talked about tips for adjusting real world work environments. My desk at work isn't a drawing, I can't erase it.Buried for not being useful.
danwolfgangSep 23, 2007
I have a lot of trouble believing this will work: it doesn't accomodate for different torso lengths (affects sitting eye height) or leg lengths (affects seat height), which also affects the sitting elbow height.
sadamsdogtoothSep 24, 2007
You were looking at the US site. Try selecting a different country/language from the top navigation and you can use metric.
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sadamsdogtoothApr 3, 2009
That's why having an easily adjustable chair, LCD mount and keyboard mount is important. When another person uses the space, one needs to reorient the position of components. The measurements are a starting point; everyone still needs to change position throughout the day.
sadamsdogtoothApr 3, 2009
There are always exceptions, but in fact relative bodily proportions are very predictable throughout the adult population--the variance is not enough to appreciably require a different recommended position. However, these recommendations are a starting point, not a rigid absolute rule.