Office Design Steps
STEP FIVE: ERGONOMICS
Create your “circle of power”, with you, seated, at the center! Consider the following:
A. Make it easy to move from your computer keyboard to your desktop writing surface, simply by swiveling your chair, so you can sign the letter that you have just typed - or assemble the report that you have printed. (Frank Wolf)
B. From your chair, at the center of your “circle of power”, you should be able to reach both your keyboard and your printer. We can provide a retracting printer platform that disappears into your desk (appearing like a drawer) when not in use. (Tallerico Office)
C. File drawers should be nearby, so that you can reach filed documents and quickly file your latest work product. (Carlucci Office)
D. If you use a paper shredder, make sure there is space handy for it. We can provide a retracting platform that disappears when not in use. (Tallerico Office)
E. Reference books should be at your fingertips, e.g., on a hutch just above your monitor. (Kumper Office)
F. Close to your keyboard, have desktop space for materials that you are using, such as reference papers. Sliding breadboards are a great answer: Just slide them out of the way, when not in use. (Yodanis Office)
G. Provide the right amount of space between your desk and your credenza to avoid feeling cramped, while keeping the credenza in reach. (DiNapoli Office)
H. Make sure that extended printer slides, shredder slides and file drawers do not encroach on vital working space – or “crash” into one another. (DiNapoli Office)
I. Make sure that extended pencil drawers and retractable keyboard trays do not interfere with one another. (Morton Office)