Test your office ergonomics!

• How should your monitor be positioned when typing at your computer
• Directly in front of your ergonomic keyboard
• To the left of your ergonomic keyboard
• To the right of your ergonomic keyboard
• Below your ergonomic keyboard
• Health and safety are not important in a workplace?
• True
• False
• If you do not experience pain while doing repetitive tasks then you do not have to worry about cumulative trauma?
• True
• False
• The best position for your mouse is:
• On top of your keyboard
• Behind your keyboard
• Next to your computer monitor
• Next to your keyboard
• Should the telephone,documents and frequently accessed materials be within an easy arm’s reach while at your desk?
• True
• False
• Your work surfaces should be plain and smooth without hard or sharp edges.
• True
• False
• Should you adjust your work surface height when working at the computer every few hours, when you feel your muscles need a break ?
• True
• False
• Head, neck and trunk should be erect and not slouch.
• Yes
• No
• Trunk to be about perpendicular to floor and not leaning forward/backward.
• Yes
• No
• Shoulders and upper arms to be about perpendicular to floor and not relaxed or elevated.
• Yes
• No

Answers

• A.  Directly in front of your keyboard
• B.  False
• B.  False
• D.  Next to your keyboard
• A.  True
• A.  True
• A.  True
• A.  Yes
• A.  Yes
• A.  Yes

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