Ergonomics in the Design of Office Furniture. A Review of European Literature

Abstract

The report discusses the European literature on 'healthy' sitting postures and, relatedly, of suitable office and shop furniture, especially of chairs. Recommendations by orthopedists, physiologists, and physical anthropologists are summarized and tabulated for the height, shape, and dimensions of the seat surface; for the shape and dimensions of the back rest; and for the height of office desks, as well as for tables and stands to be used with office machines, such as typewriters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0848621

Entities

People

  • Joan C. Robinette
  • K. H. Eberhard Kroemer

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Assembly Lines
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Regions
  • Body Weight
  • Bone Diseases
  • Classification
  • Engineering
  • Furniture
  • Governments
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Pain
  • Spinal Column
  • Spine
  • Typewriters

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