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Seating at work: ergonomic selection and adjustment

Guidance on selecting and adjusting work seating for the task, user and workplace, with examples of seated posture and workstation arrangements.

Anthropometry & ergonomics
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Source wording and page order preserved. Drawings and table layouts remain available in the original PDF.

Health and Safety Executive Appendix 3: Useful reading Health and Safety Executive publications available from HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2WA. Tel: 01787 881165; Fax: 01787 313995 www.hsebooks.co.uk In the driving seat Leaflet INDG242 HSE Books 1997 (single copy free or priced packs of 10 ISBN 0 7176 1314 3) Management of health and safety at work Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Approved Code of Practice and guidance L21 (Second edition) HSE Books 2000 ISBN 0 7176 2488 9 Workplace health, safety and welfare. Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. Approved Code of Practice L24 HSE Books 1992 ISBN 0 7176 0413 6 VDUs: An easy guide to the regulations HSG90 HSE Books 1994 ISBN 0 7176 0735 6 Display screen equipment work. Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992. Guidance on Regulations L26 HSE Books 1992 ISBN 0 7176 0410 1 Manual handling. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992. Guidance on Regulations L23 (Second edition) HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 2415 3 A pain in your workplace? Ergonomic problems and solutions HSG121 HSE Books 1994 ISBN 0 7176 0668 6 Lighting at work HSG38 (Second edition) HSE Books 1997 ISBN 0 7176 1232 5 Getting to grips with manual handling INDG143 HSE Books 2000 ISBN 0 7176 1754 8 New and expectant mothers at work: A guide for employers HSG122 HSE Books 1994 ISBN 0 7176 0826 3 Managing health and safety: Five steps to success Leaflet INDG275 HSE Books 1998 (single copy free) Essentials of health and safety at work (Third edition) HSE Books 1994 ISBN 0 7176 0716 X Five steps to risk assessment Leaflet INDG163(rev1) HSE Books 1998 (single copy free or priced packs of 15 ISBN 0 7176 1565 0) Homeworking: Guidance for employers and employees on health and safety Leaflet INDG226 HSE Books 1996 (single copy free or priced packs of 15 ISBN 0 7176 1204 X) Consulting employees on health and safety: A guide to the law Leaflet INDG232 HSE Books 1996 (single copy free or priced packs of 15 ISBN 0 7176 1615 0) A guide to the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996. Guidance on Regulations L95 HSE Books 1996 ISBN 0 7176 1234 1 Seating at work Page 20 of 22

Edition and local adoption determine which requirements apply. Use the publisher’s document for the complete clauses, diagrams and amendments.