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ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED
SUPPORTING TABLE
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DISCRIPTION OF WORK
1.1 DISCRUPTION OF WORK

A work ergonomic design supporting table is meticulously crafted to promote

comfort, productivity, and overall well-being during extended periods of use.
Here's a detailed description of its key features:

1. Height Adjustability: The table is equipped with a mechanism that allows users
to adjust its height to their preferred level, ensuring proper alignment with their
body and reducing strain on the neck and shoulders.

2. Spacious Workspace: The tabletop offers ample space to accommodate

essential work materials such as a computer, documents, and peripherals, while
still leaving room for comfortable movement and organization.

3.Ergonomic Seating: Paired with ergonomic chairs featuring lumbar support,

adjustable armrests, and cushioned seating, the table promotes proper posture and
minimizes the risk of musculoskeletal discomfort or fatigue.

4. Integrated Cable Management: Ingeniously designed cable management

solutions keep wires and cords neatly organized and out of sight, eliminating
clutter and reducing the risk of accidents or tangling.

5. Durable Construction: Constructed from high-quality materials such as sturdy

wood, steel, or aluminum, the table boasts durability and longevity, withstanding
the rigors of daily use while maintaining its structural integrity.

6. Non-Reflective Surface: The tabletop features a non-reflective finish that

minimizes glare and eye strain, ensuring a comfortable and visually conducive
workspace for prolonged tasks or computer
 1.2 HOW TO CREAT AN ERGONOMIC DESK SETUP

Here's everything you need to know about how to create an ergonomic desk setup
and other ways to improve your workspace

An ergonomic desk setup at a glance

Here's a broad overview of the essential elements of a productive desk setup (keep
scrolling for more details).
Lighting: Give yourself as much exposure to daylight (or a desk lamp that simulates
daylight) while working to improve your mood and focus.

Plants: Add indoor plants around your office or workspace to prevent fatigue during
attention-demanding work.

Temperature: If you have control over your office thermostat, set it at a comfortable
temperature—somewhere between 71.6 to 75.2°F (22 to 24°C).
Noise: Consider wearing noise-canceling headphones and pairing it with lo-fi beats
or ambient noise to drown out distractions.

Ergonomic chair: Use a chair that provides lumbar support and allows you to sit
comfortably with your knees at or slightly below your hip level, and rest your feet
flat on the ground.

Desk height: Position the top of your desk high enough so that your arms remain
parallel to the floor when typing.

Monitor height: Place your monitor roughly an arm's length away from your eyes
and just high enough that the top line of your screen is at or below your eye level.

Ergonomic workstation design for industry

Ergonomic workstation design promotes safety, health and performance (=

goals of ergonomics) at the workstation and is part of the Workplace Ordinance
and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Especially in industry, the topic of ergonomic workstation design plays a

central role, as many, often physical, activities are repeated over long periods of
time (many hours a day, over weeks, months and years).

1. Integrate height adjustment

A work table with integrated height adjustment (whether electric or with a
crank) is probably the classic in the field of ergonomics.
Height-adjustable workstation systems make it possible to work while standing or
sitting, promote the musculature and support the cardiovascular system. The ability
to set the optimum working height ensures that both tall and short people can work
in a healthy posture. Negative health consequences such as unfavourable sitting
postures, tension or back problems can thus be prevented.

Especially in companies where work is done in several shifts (= frequent change of

workers), the quick and easy adjustment of the height is an important prerequisite
for good ergonomics..

2. Reduce sounds and noise

Noise is an often neglected aspect of ergonomics. However, disturbing noises can mean a
high level of strain, cause stress and increase the feeling of discomfort at the workstation.
Noise can have negative consequences, especially in activities that require a high degree
of concentration.

In production and logistics, the main causes of noise are machine noise, ventilation
systems, hydraulic systems or internal transport (e.g. by means of tugger trains).
• A rearrangement of workplaces
• The separation of work areas by means of soundproof walls
• The use of rubberised castors for trolleys and tugger trailers (depending on floor
conditions)
• The use of rubberised roller tracks for supermarket and flow racks
• The wearing of hearing protection
3. Integrate ergonomic workstation lights

Flexible, i.e. rotatable or swivelling LED lights that can be individually adjusted
according to sitting position and body size, are ideal. Task lights with scalable light
output (= dimming function) also ensure optimal lighting conditions because they can be
adjusted as needed. They thus provide more light when necessary, but at the same time
prevent irritation due to glare.

Optimal light at the workstation has many positive effects:

• A more pronounced feeling of wakefulness

• A better ability to concentrate
• Fewer headaches
• Higher employee satisfaction and motivation
• More effective work and higher productivity

Poor or insufficient light causes quality deficiencies and creates discomfort and stress.
Especially in environments without direct incidence of daylight, optimal lighting is a
basic prerequisite for ergonomic work.

But when do we speak of optimal lighting at the workstation? Ergonomic lighting

depends first and foremost on the activities to be performed. Based on the DIN EN
12464-1 standard, we recommend the following illuminance levels for industrial
workstations:

• Coarse assembly activities: 300 lx

• Medium-fine assembly activities: 500 lx
• Fine mounting activities: 750 lx
• Very fine assembly work: 1000 lx
• Electrical workshops, testing, adjusting: 1500 lx

100 lx means that at a distance of one metre from the luminaire, a luminous flux of 100
lumens hits an area of one square metre.

The ergonomics of a desk is a key concept in the design of a healthy office. Worker
comfort is vital to achieving the best results in terms of productivity, motivation and job
satisfaction. However, almost every time the concept of ergonomics is referred to, it is
associated with the choice of the right office chairs – which we discussed in this post –
leaving other elements such as desks in the background. The ergonomics of the
workstation will be in the set of elements that compose it, so the treatment must be global.

First of all, the ergonomics of a desk must take into account the specific needs of the
workstation for which it is used and its user. This is why companies today prefer height-
adjustable office desks that allow us to adopt different postures throughout the day

REQUIREMENTS FOR ERGONOMIC DESIGN

What aspects does a desk need to have in order to be ergonomic? Here are some of the
most important ones:
– Matt finish and soft colour. If it is a glass desk, it should be covered to avoid reflections.

– The table should be stable, so that it does not tip over, its edges and corners should be
rounded and cables should not disturb people.

– Tables with high thermal transmission, e.g. with metal surfaces, should be avoided.

– The space occupied by the worktop should allow easy movement around the worktop
without obstructions.

– The desk should allow the user to move his or her legs easily and there should be at
least 65 centimetres from the floor at the part closest to the chair to be considered
comfortable.

– An ergonomic desk should encourage the organisation of all materials and equipment
used by the worker. Drawers should be accessible from the workstation and secur

– Storage units should comply with the following: They must be stable and resistant to
tipping to avoid possible damage, and the structure and moving parts must also be stable,

especially the shelves and drawers when pulled or pushed, and in the event of violent
opening and closing.
CHAPTER 6

RESULT
 3.1 MEASUREMENTS OF AN ERGONOMIC DESK

The ergonomics of a desk pays special attention to its dimensions. This is one of the most
important factors in its design

To speak of the ergonomics of a desk, its surface must allow for all the elements of work:
screen, input devices, equipment, material and arms and hands. The recommended
minimum is 160×80 cm in the case of a rectangular desk; if a desk with a flange is
purchased, it is recommended that the minimum dimensions be 100 x 60 cm. For work that
does not require the handling of paper documentation or peripherals, the dimensions of the
table may vary from those specified above.
 • Free space behind the desk: minimum 80 cm, recommended 115 cm.

HEIGHT OF AN ERGONOMIC DESK

There should be enough space under the desk to be able to move around and adopt suitable
postures. The minimum recommended width is 60 cm and the minimum recommended
height 65 cm, if it is not a lift-top desk and always taking into account the height of the
worker.

The height of an ergonomic desk should be approximately at elbow height

Other key aspects for the ergonomics of the work table

– The upper edge of the screen should be at eye level at the most. This avoids
inappropriate neck postures. In a relaxed seated position, the screen shall be
positioned at such a height that it can be viewed within the space between the
horizontal line of vision and the line of vision drawn at 40° below the horizontal, so
that the neck tilt is between 20° and 25
The minimum distance between the screen and the eyes should be 40 cm,
although 50 cm is preferable. However, in order to achieve the best visual comfort,
it is recommended to place the screen at a distance of 65-70 cm.

However, in order to achieve the greatest visual comfort, it is recommended

to place the screen at a distance of 65-70 cm, always ensuring that the content can
be viewed clearly, without the need to strain the eyes or have to pull the head
forward.

Always place the screen on the main work surface, so that it is in front of
the user and not on auxiliary tables.

If other types of mobile devices are used (laptop, tablet or mobile phone),
the recommended minimum distances (from the eyes) are as follows: 30 cm to the
mobile screen, 40 cm from the tablet and 50 cm from the laptop, although it will
depend on the inches of its screen.
 • 30 cm or less: 17 inches.
• 40-50 cm: 19-21 inches.
• 50-60 cm: 21-24 inches.
• 60-70 cm: 22-27 inches.
• 70-80 cm: 24-32 inches.
• 90-100 cm: 27-35 inches.
• Over 1 metre: 32 inches or more.

In addition to the desk meeting these recommendations, remember that

creating an ergonomic workstation is about a whole series of factors that are related
to concepts that go far beyond the choice of furniture. Lighting, noise and
temperature conditions, for example, also influence visual health, the ability to
concentrate and comfort and well-being.