Ergonomics

Benefits of Good Ergonomic Design and Connection to Positive Human Response

Good Ergonomic chair

Poor Ergonomic chair

Good Ergonomic designs can bring comfort and higher productivities, which in turns create a good experience for the users.  Chairs for example, they need to be ergonomically well designed to support and maintain our sitting posture.  The images below shows two chairs, one is very good ergonomic and the other less so ergonomic.  The better chair offers an adjustable height; adjustable seat cushion, adjustable armrests, and both the back support head rest are adjustable.  People with different size and height can custom the chair to match their needs for good posture.

Furthermore at our work station, Work top should be at a comfortable height, allowing our arms to be at a right angle hen working. Computer screens should be placed on the same level as our eyes, also at a distance of 20 to 26 inches to ourselves.  Enhancing the level of our comfort when working, can promote a healthy working posture and increase our productivity. 

Pull down cupboard

Bad posture when working at the kitchen worktop

In our Homes, poor ergonomics also affects us, such as the overhead storage spaces are too high to reach, kitchen work top too low to work on, location of light switches makes us walk unnecessary distances.  If our kitchen work top can be pulled up to the comfortable height when needed, then we don’t have to bend our backs to prepare our food.  Our over head cupboards could take influence from the over head storage of the planes, where the doors could be pulled down instead of outwards.  That way we don’t have to stand on our toes or chairs to get to the top shelves.  They could all improve our living standards, creating a better, more efficient and safer living environment.

Reference-

http://www.luxurybathandkitchens.com/access.html

http://www.lonelyplanetimages.com/images/99938?group=849141884

http://common.csnstores.com/common/marketing/office_chairs/freedomoptions.jpg&imgrefurl

http://www.officefurniture2.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/computer-station-ergonomics

http://swivelchair.blog.com/