assignment

INTRODUCTION

1

Can a certain task in a computer workstation contribute to musculoskeletal discomfort? Is there

a better way to set a computer workstation and avoid discomforts? These are questions that

future engineers will have to keep in mind while

assessing a computer workstation in order to

identify task characteristics that may lead to musculoskeletal discomfort. Thus, the objectives of

this report are to become familiar with computer workstation ergonomics, to learn how to

evaluate a computer wor

kstation using the assessment checklist, and to suggest ways to correct

these awkward postures that may be contributing to musculoskeletal discomfort.

Introduction

2

This lab was proposed to evaluate the di

fficulty and discomfort that

office workers usually

suffer from. For years, workers

who perform office tasks and spend long periods of time sitting

in the office have been having a lot of body discomforts.

The purpose of this lab was to familiarize

student

s the ergonomics of computer workstations. Another purpose was to evaluate the

computer workstation using the

assessment checklist and discomfort survey to observe what

awkward postures were involved and caused the body discomfort. Also, one of the objecti

ves of

this lab was to purpose solutions and methods to correct the awkward postures and provide ways

to reduce the body discomforts that office workers suffer from.

INTRODUCTION 1

Can a certain task in a computer workstation contribute to musculoskeletal discomfort? Is there

a better way to set a computer workstation and avoid discomforts? These are questions that

future engineers will have to keep in mind while assessing a computer workstation in order to

identify task characteristics that may lead to musculoskeletal discomfort. Thus, the objectives of

this report are to become familiar with computer workstation ergonomics, to learn how to

evaluate a computer workstation using the assessment checklist, and to suggest ways to correct

these awkward postures that may be contributing to musculoskeletal discomfort.

Introduction 2

This lab was proposed to evaluate the difficulty and discomfort that office workers usually

suffer from. For years, workers who perform office tasks and spend long periods of time sitting

in the office have been having a lot of body discomforts. The purpose of this lab was to familiarize

students the ergonomics of computer workstations. Another purpose was to evaluate the

computer workstation using the assessment checklist and discomfort survey to observe what

awkward postures were involved and caused the body discomfort. Also, one of the objectives of

this lab was to purpose solutions and methods to correct the awkward postures and provide ways

to reduce the body discomforts that office workers suffer from.