A-14 Setting Up a Healthy Work Environment
Do you periodically rest your eyes by blinking often or
looking away from the screen?
Is your monitor no closer than 12 inches and no farther
away than 28 inches from your eyes?
Do you use a document holder placed close to the screen?
Checking You
Is your work area set up to promote a natural and relaxing
working position with frequently used work items within
close reach?
Do you take frequent short breaks?
Do you stretch and walk during your breaks?
Do you vary your tasks during the day?
Do you have regular eye checkups?
Do you contact your doctor if you feel any sustained
discomfort?
For more information on workstation setup, see the American
National Standard for Human Factors Engineering of Visual
Display Terminal Workstations. ANSI/HFS Standard No.
100-1988. The Human Factors Society, Inc., P.O. Box 1369,
Santa Monica, California 90406
This appendix was prepared in consultation with Dr. David
Rempel of the University of California/San Francisco
Ergonomics Program and Mr. M.F. Schneider of
HUMANTECH, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan.
