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I.S. EN ISO 9241-5:1999

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ERGONOMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICE WORK WITH VISUAL DISPLAY TERMINALS (VDTS) - PART 5: WORKSTATION LAYOUT AND POSTURAL REQUIREMENTS

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1999

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1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Guiding principles
  4.1 General considerations
  4.2 Versatility and flexibility
  4.3 Fit
  4.4 Postural change
  4.5 User information
  4.6 Maintainability-adaptability
5 Design requirements and recommendations
  5.1 General
  5.2 Postures
  5.3 Ease of adjustment
  5.4 Support surfaces
  5.5 Work chair
  5.6 Additional support elements
  5.7 Layout of workstations within the work space
6 Conformance
7 Measurement
  7.1 Support surfaces
  7.2 Safety and stability aspects of workstations
  7.3 Seat height
  7.4 Castors
  7.5 Layout of workstations within the workspace
Annex A (informative) Anthropometric data needed for
        workstation design and selection
Bibliography

Defines ergonomic guiding principles which apply to the user requirements, design and procurement of workstation equipment for office tasks usingVDTs.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
36
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

ISO 7250:1996 Basic human body measurements for technological design
ISO 9241-2:1992 Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 2: Guidance on task requirements
ISO 9241-6:1999 Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) Part 6: Guidance on the work environment
ISO 6385:2016 Ergonomics principles in the design of work systems

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