HP 17XL579 Promoting a Safe and Comfortable Work Environment, Take Action for Safety and Comfort

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Promoting a Safe and Comfortable Work Environment

Important Choices

Posture, lighting, furniture, work organization, and other work conditions and habits may affect the way you feel and how well you work. By adjusting your work environment and personal practices, you may be able to minimize fatigue and discomfort, and reduce the risk of resulting strains that some scientists believe can lead to injury.

If you share a computer with others, readjust the work environment to your needs. Each time you sit down to work, adjust into your comfort zone.

Whenever you use a computer, you make choices that can affect your comfort and potentially your safety. This is true whether you use a full-size keyboard and monitor on a desk, a notebook computer, or a wireless keyboard on your lap. In every case, you choose your working posture and your body’s position relative to your keyboard, pointing device, monitor, remote control, phone, and any reference books and papers. You may also have some control over lighting and other factors.

Take Action for Safety and Comfort

Many factors in our work environment determine whether we work efficiently and in a manner that promotes good health and safety.

By considering, acting on, and periodically reevaluating the recommendations in this Section, it is possible to create a safer, more comfortable, healthful, and efficient work environment.

KNOTE: Some scientists believe that working intensely, or for a long time in uncomfortable or unnatural positions, may pose risks, such as those mentioned in the warning. The information included in this Section is designed to help you work more safely by recommending ways to work more comfortably and effectively.

JHINT: SELF-CHECK:After reviewing the information in this chapter, double-check your postures and habits using the section Self-Checkon page 24.

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Contents Presario 2000 191432-001 Page Contents Page Iii Government ApprovalsPage Page Page Safety and Comfort Important Choices Take Action for Safety and ComfortPromoting a Safe and Comfortable Work Environment Relax AdjustKey Principles MoveRange of Positions Finding Your Comfort ZoneRemember Vary Your PostureDifferent Postures Organizing Your AdjustmentsProviding enough leg room Feet, Knees, and LegsGetting comfortable BackDon’t anchor your wrists Forearms Wrists, HandsResting your eyes Shoulders and ElbowsEyes Checking elbow heightHaving your eyes examined Cleaning your monitor and eyeglassesArranging Your Work Area MonitorHint Eye Height Adjusting the monitor heightPositioning the monitor Tilting the monitorHint Notebook Viewing Adjusting monitor height for bifocal and trifocal usersHint Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Eliminating glare and reflections on your monitorAligning the mouse and keyboard Adjusting the keyboard height and slopeUsing a keyboard tray comfortably Positioning the keyboardArm Supports and a Palm Rest Using arm supportsUsing a palm rest Hint For Pauses Only Using a document holderPapers and Books Minimizing your reachPhone Working in Comfort Using a ComputerHint Keep it Light Typing StyleReaching for keys and key combinations Hint Long Hours of UseHint Hunt-and-Peck Typing Adjusting software controlsClean frequently Hint Pointing Comfort Using a Keyboard on a SofaSwitch Hands Aligning forearms, wrists, and handsReduce sources of stress Taking Breaks Varying Your TasksTake breaks Vary your tasksCultivating health and fitness Health Habits ExerciseMonitoring Your Monitoring personal tolerance levels and limitsHint Be Inventive Organizing Your AdjustmentsFrom the Ground Up From the Top Down Shoulders Arms, Wrists Hands Eyes Self-CheckKeys? General Prevention ComputingGeneral Practice Electrical and Mechanical Safety InformationProduct Safety Policy Safety StandardsInstallation Requirements General Precautions for Compaq ProductsDamage requiring service Water and moisture Mounting accessoriesServicing VentilationInternal battery Power sourcesAccessibility Voltage select switchOptions and upgrades CleaningReplacement parts Safety checkHot surfaces Precautions for Portable Computer ProductsPrecautions for Server and Network Products Safety interlocks and enclosuresFloor standing products Accessories and optionsHot-pluggable power supplies Products with castersLightning protection Power linesCompatibility External television antenna groundingSafety and Comfort Antenna Grounding No. ComponentLaser Safety Warnings Laser information Compliance with Cdrh RegulationsCompliance with International Regulations Laser Product LabelHuman Factors and Ergonomics Society For More InformationNational Safety Council Library European Union Notice Government ApprovalsCables Federal Communications Commission NoticeJapanese Notice Ringer Equivalence Number REN Telecom Network ApprovalsRegulations Governing the Use of Modems Telephone Consumer Protection Act Canadian Regulations Governing the Use of Modems Connection Babt Users NoticeTelephone NetworkGovernment Approvals Wahlsperre Benutzerhinweise für besondere Bestimmungen in ÖsterreichBenutzerhinweise für besondere Bestimmungen in Deutschland Speciale gebruiksinstructies voor Nederland Brugerinstruktioner i overensstemmelse med danske kravNew Zealand Modem Statements Batteries SafetyCdrh Regulations Laser AssembliesLaser Label Information Mobile Products Using Computer GermanErgonomics Locating Regulatory ComplianceTypical Agency Label Component Energy Compliance Energy Star Compliance

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