Ergonomics of a Chair - Health and Safety



Ergonomic seating is vital for the human needs, as a chair should feature support and comfort. Doing so, the user will be able to sit in a balanced positionSome features are mandatory for a chair to be suitably comfortable and support certain weight:

Chair is to be suitable of all kinds of people meaning, the tallest, shortest users and the heaviest.

The design chair process in the making features an arm rest, enabling someone to rest better and comfortably, a curved backrest supporting to support the spine and combined metallic tubes for proper stability acting as its base. The design chair in process features a stable chair design ready for stationary work. 


Natural S-curvature of the spine 


Shoulders in various positions

Bibliography

Besser, B., n.d. Chairs. [Online]
Available at: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/computerworkstations/components_chair.html
[Accessed 9 January 2013].





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