BS 3044:1990
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The latest, up-to-date edition.
Guide to ergonomics principles in the design and selection of office furniture
Hardcopy , PDF
English
21-12-2005
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Foreword
Guide
Section 1. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 General
Section 2. Guidelines for purchasers
4 General
5 Defining task requirements
6 Relating furniture to workplace requirements
7 User trials
Section 3. Guidelines for designers
8 General
9 Task analysis
10 People
11 Furniture
12 Ergonomic design
13 Design trials
Appendices
A Suggested check list of stages in selection of
office furniture
B Suggested check list of stages in a design project
Tables
1 Typical task component requirements in relation to
office jobs
2 List of task characteristics, environmental and
personal factors
3 Selected allowances for use with anthropometric data
Figures
1 Gaussian (normal) curve
2 Common posture when writing
3 Influence of desk layout on posture
4 Main dimensions for seat/desk design
5 Some awkward postures in auxiliary tasks in office
work
6 Graph showing how to approximate ranges from
combined populations
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