Ergonomics I

QUESTION 1

CHAIR

1)Chair’s height is hard to adjust

Difficult to bend

Chair is easily breakable and moves unpredictably by it’s own

2)Chair’s height is easy to adjust

Bends when it detects weight applied on it

Has an armrest extension and movable backrest

COMPUTER SCREEN/MONITOR

1)Computer screen cannot be adjusted/moved to allow the person to see easily

2)Monitor can be moved to suit the user’s needs

TABLE LIGHT

1)Light cannot be moved(lowered, change direction, etc.)

There is no place for the user to hold when they want to move it

2)Light can be adjusted to where the user needs it

A handle to enable the user to move the light without burning themselves

LAPTOP

1)Cannot move the laptop to cater to needs(No case)

2)Case lets the laptop tilt, move easily

DESK SPACE

1)Cluttered

No desk space

2)Clean desk

Items can be fixed on a rail above to make more space on the desk

QUESTION 2

No. 2 workplace is preferred.

1) The chair is more comfortable as it can move according to how much the user leans on it. However, in No.1 workplace, the chair is difficult to move and sometimes move drastically with every sight movement of the user. Besides that, the chair in No. 2 workplace has an external armrest that can be raised.

2)