Seating at work: ergonomic selection and adjustment

Health and Safety Executive Seating at work This is a free-to-download, web-friendly version of HSG57 (Third edition, reprinted with amendments, published 2002). This version has been adapted for online use from HSE’s current printed version. You can buy the book at www.hsebooks.co.uk and most good bookshops. ISBN 978 0 7176 1231 4 Price £7.95 Guidance on how to ensure the safety and suitability of workplace seating. Addressed to those responsible for health and safety at work and useful for employees, manufacturers, designers, suppliers and users of industrial and office furniture. Includes good practice workplace examples (featuring checklists and easy-glance workstation diagrams). Aspects of seating design and upholstery are explored. The advice covers the range of typical workplace seating requirements such as disability needs, foldaway chairs, gas lift technology, sliding, wheeled, suspended or tilted mechanisms. Specifics such as VDU/keyboard or checkout seating are also covered. HSE Books Page 1 of 22