Ergonomics and Design A Reference Guide

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Ergonomics and DesignA Reference GuideErgonomics and DesignA Reference GuideCompiled and Written byScott Openshaw, AllsteelErin Taylor, AllsteelGraphics byGailyn Minder, AllsteelWoody WitherowTJ LongMarcus Ford 2006 Allsteel Table of Contents Introduction from Allsteel ........................................ ................................1Product Design Ergonomics 101 ........................................ .....................3Anthropometric Measurements ........................................ ....................... Humans.

Ergonomics applied to offi ce furniture design requires that we take into consideration how the products we design fi t the peo-ple that are using them. At work, at school, or at home, when products fi t the user, the result can be more comfort, higher productivity, and less stress. Ergonomics can be an integral part of design, manufacturing,

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