Great Britain · workplaces · Ergonomic guidance
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.
- Publisher
- Health and Safety Executive
- Edition
- HSG57 · third edition (1997), reprinted with amendments in 2002
- Search coverage
- 22 of 22 PDF pages
Anthropometry & ergonomics
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Health and Safety
Executive
Contents
Introduction 4
Managing the health and safety risks from seating in the workplace 5
Planning 5
Organising 5
Controlling 5
Monitoring and reviewing 6
How to do a risk assessment 6
Assessing whether seating is suitable and safe 7
Action to be taken 7
Individuals with special needs 8
Good practice 9
Seating design 9
Planning the workstation 11
Should people sit or stand? 13
Prevention is better than cure 14
Selection of seating 14
Seating maintenance 14
Examples of seating and workstation layout 14
Appendix 1: Legislation 18
Appendix 2: British Standards relevant to seating at work 19
Appendix 3: Useful reading 20
Further information 22
Page 3 of 22
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