Maintaining Your Good Posture
Once your workspace is properly set up, it is important to maintain good posture and to take frequent rest breaks. This is
true not only when you’re at your workstation but also in general life.
Maintain your body in an upright relaxed posture as your work.
Allow your arms to hang loosley from your shoulders.
Relax your shoulders, arms, wrists and hands while you work.
Avoid awkward, twisted uncomfortable postures of the wrist and the body in general.
Keep your wrist positioned in a straight line with the forearms.
Move your hands and arms together rather than stretching your fingers to reach the keys when typing.
Use a light touch when typing or holding a mouse.
If you use a wrist rest, only use it between typing bouts and not when actually typing.
Avoid frozen or static postures. Shift your position throughout each work session to give your body a chance to use a
variety of muscles.
Keep your hands and arms comfortably warm. This will encourage blood circulation and also relax the muscles.
Taking Frequent Breaks
It is important to have rest breaks from using your keyboard and mouse. Frequent short breaks with regular longer breaks
can help you stay comfortable and productive. People’s capabilities and susceptibility to fatigue vary greatly. Assess your
own capabilities and make time for adequate rest breaks when using your keyboard intensively. It is important not to force
the body beyond its natural limits.
Avoid typing and using your mouse continuously. Take frequent rest breaks.
Organize your work so that fatigue and stress do not build up. It is important to design your work tasks in such a way
that tasks involving focused computer activities are alternated with non-computer based tasks.
Vary your tasks so that you hands, wrist and arms do not make the same motions continuously.
In addition to regular breaks, frequent short breaks may improve both productivity and comfort.
GENERAL GUIDELINES - OBSERVE GOOD WORK HABITS
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