HP X1100 manual Working in comfort and safety, Preparing your work environment

setting up and using your workstation working in comfort and safety

	working in comfort and safety
	preparing your work environment
	When using HP computing equipment, it is important that your work
	environment contributes to your comfort and productivity:
Figure 1-11	Your Work Environment
			Document holder
		Keyboard
		Slope
					<15˚
			Thigh
			Clearance
				Keyboard Height
			>6cm	64-76 cm
	•
		Work Surface Height. Your work surface should be height adjustable. To
		ensure that your work surface is at the correct height, first adjust the height
		of your chair so that your feet are firmly on the floor or on an angled foot rest,
		then adjust the work surface height until your forearms are parallel to the
		floor when you have your fingers on the keyboard or other input devices.
	•	Chair. Your chair should provide a comfortable sitting position including
		features such as a height and tilt adjustment feature, curved seat edge, a
		stable base (for example, five legs and castors, adjustable back support, a
		freely rotating swivel, fully adjustable padded arm rests).
	• Monitor. Place your monitor so that the top of the screen is at, or slightly
		below, eye level (up to 15 degrees).
	•	Work Surface Arrangement. Make sure that all elements of your HP
		workstation system for example, monitor, document holder, keyboard, mice

and other input devices, and headphones and speakers- are optimally arranged and adjusted to meet your personal requirements. For example, if you are primarily using the keyboard, place it directly in front of you, not to the side. If your work involves extensive use of a mouse or other pointing device, place that device directly in front of your left or right arm. If you are using both a mouse and keyboard, place them both at the same work surface

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