Setting Up and Using Your Linux Workstation
Working in Comfort and Safety
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Working in Comfort and Safety
Preparing Your Work Environment
It is important that your work environment contributes to your comfort
and productivity:
Figure 1-4 Your Work Environment
• Work Surface Height. Your work surface should be height
adjustable. First adjust the height of your chair so that your feet are
firmly on the floor, then adjust the work surface height until your
forearms are parallel to the floor when you have your fingers on the
keyboard or other input devices.
• Chair. Your chair should provide a comfortable sitting position,
including features such as a height and tilt adjustment feature,
curved seat edge, a stable base (for example, five legs and castors,
adjustable back support, a freely rotating swivel, and fully adjustable
padded arm rests).
• Monitor. Place your monitor so that the top of the screen is at, or
slightly below, eye level (up to 15 degrees).
Thigh
Clearance
>6cm
<15˚
Keyboard Height
64-76 cm
Document holder
Keyboard
Slope
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