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BIFMA G1-2013 Ergonomics Guideline for Furniture Used in Office Work Spaces Designed for Computer Use, 2013
- Cover
- Preamble
- Table of Contents
- 1 FOREWARD
- 2 SCOPE
- 3 PRODUCT EVALUATION STATEMENTS
- 4 LIMITATIONS
- 5 DEFINITIONS
- 6 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS [Go to Page]
- 6.1 GUIDELINE LAYOUT
- 6.2 ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA SOURCE
- 6.3 CHAIR MEASUREMENT
- 6.4 MEASUREMENT TOLERANCE
- 6.5 WORKING POSTURES
- 7 THE WORK CHAIR [Go to Page]
- 7.1 SEAT [Go to Page]
- 7.1.1 Seat Height
- 7.1.2 Seat Depth
- 7.1.3 Seat Width
- 7.1.4 Seat Pan Angle
- 7.2 BACKREST [Go to Page]
- 7.2.1 Backrest Height
- 7.2.2 Backrest Width
- 7.2.3 Lumbar Support
- 7.3 MOVEMENTS OF THE SEAT PAN AND BACKREST
- 7.4 ARMRESTS [Go to Page]
- 7.4.1 Armrest Height
- 7.4.2 Armrest Length and Position
- 7.4.3 Inside Distance Between Armrests -- Sitting
- 8 WORK SURFACES [Go to Page]
- 8.1 CLEARANCES UNDER WORK SURFACES FOR SEATED WORK [Go to Page]
- 8.1.1 Height Clearance for Legs - Sitting
- 8.1.2 Depth Clearance for Knees - Sitting
- 8.1.3 Width Clearance for Legs - Sitting
- 8.1.4 Height Clearance at Foot Level - Sitting
- 8.1.5 Depth Clearance at Foot Level - Sitting
- 8.1.6 Summary of Clearances Under Work Surfaces for Seated Work
- 8.2 CLEARANCES UNDER WORK SURFACES FOR STANDING WORK [Go to Page]
- 8.2.1 Height Clearance for Feet - Standing
- 8.2.2 Depth Clearance for Feet - Standing
- 8.2.3 Width Clearance for Feet - Standing
- 8.2.4 Summary of Clearances Under Work Surfaces for Standing Work
- 8.3 SUPPORT SURFACE HEIGHTS FOR INPUT DEVICES FOR SEATED AND STANDING WORK [Go to Page]
- 8.3.1 Support Surface Height for Input Devices - Sitting
- 8.3.2 Support Surface Height for Input Devices - Standing
- 8.4 Monitor Placement [Go to Page]
- 8.4.1 Distance to Monitor - Sitting or Standing
- 8.4.2 Monitor Height Range - Sitting and Standing
- 9 OTHER RELATED TOPICS [Go to Page]
- 9.1 LAPTOPS
- 9.2 MULTIPLE MONITORS
- 10 SUMMARY OF GUIDELINE - DIMENSIONS & ADJUSTMENT RANGES
- 11 OTHER RELEVANT PRINCIPLES FROM ISO 9241-5
- 12 RECOMMENDED READING
- APPENDIX A – ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY
- APPENDIX B1 – EMPIRICAL PERCENTILE TABLES – MALES / METRIC
- APPENDIX B2 – EMPIRICAL PERCENTILE TABLES – FEMALES / METRIC
- APPENDIX B3 – EMPIRICAL PERCENTILE TABLES – MALES / ENGLISH
- APPENDIX B4 – EMPIRICAL PERCENTILE TABLES – FEMALES / ENGLISH
- PREFACE TO APPENDIX C FROM THE BIFMA G1 ERGONOMICS SUBCOMMITTEE
- APPENDIX C – INFORMATIVE – MULTIVARIATE CONSIDERATIONS IN SELECTING CHAIR DIMENSIONS BASED ON ANTHROPOMETRY
- Figures [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 1 – CMD (BIFMA - CHAIR MEASURING DEVICE)
- FIGURE 2 – TYPICAL WORKING POSTURES
- FIGURE 3 – POPLITEAL HEIGHT
- FIGURE 4 – BUTTOCK-POPLITEAL LENGTH
- FIGURE 5 – HIP BREADTH, SITTING
- FIGURE 6 – TENTH RIB MIDSPINE, SITTING
- FIGURE 7 – ACROMIAL HEIGHT, SITTING
- FIGURE 8 – BI-CRISTALE BREADTH, STANDING
- FIGURE 9 – ELBOW HEIGHT, SITTING
- FIGURE 10 – ABDOMINAL EXTENSION DEPTH
- FIGURE 11 – HIP BREADTH, SITTING
- FIGURE 12 – THIGH HEIGHT
- FIGURE 13 – POPLITEAL HEIGHT
- FIGURE 14 – KNEE HEIGHT
- FIGURE 15 – BUTTOCK-KNEE LENGTH
- FIGURE 16 – ABDOMINAL EXTENSION DEPTH
- FIGURE 17 – BI-LATERAL FEMORAL EPICONDYLE BREADTH, SITTING
- FIGURE 18 – LATERAL MALLEOLUS HEIGHT
- FIGURE 19 – BUTTOCK-POPLITEAL LENGTH
- FIGURE 20 – FOOT LENGTH
- FIGURE 21 – ABDOMINAL EXTENSION DEPTH
- FIGURE 22 – SEATED CLEARANCE ENVELOPE BASED ON 95TH PERCENTILE MALE DIMENSIONS
- FIGURE 23 – LATERAL MALLEOLUS HEIGHT
- FIGURE 24 – HIP BREADTH, SITTING
- FIGURE 25 – CLEARANCE AT FEET ENVELOPE, STANDING
- FIGURE 26 – POPLITEAL HEIGHT
- FIGURE 27 – ELBOW HEIGHT, SITTING
- FIGURE 28 – FOREARM TO THIGH SPACE
- FIGURE 29 – ELBOW HEIGHT, STANDING
- FIGURE 30 – SEATED VERTICAL VIEWING ANGLES
- FIGURE 31 – OPTIMUM HORIZONTAL POSITION OF MONITOR SITTING & STANDING
- FIGURE 32 – OPTIMUM VERTICAL POSITION OF MONITOR STANDING
- FIGURE 33 – EYE HEIGHT, SITTING
- FIGURE 34 – POPLITEAL HEIGHT
- FIGURE 35 – NON-RECOMMENDED LAPTOP POSITIONING
- FIGURE 36 – RECOMMENDED LAPTOP POSITIONING
- FIGURE A1 – 5-ZONE STRATIFICATION
- FIGURE A2 – 16-ZONE STRATIFICATION
- FIGURE C1 – BIVARIATE DISTRIBUTION
- FIGURE C2 – PLOT SHOWING TRADEOFF BETWEEN TWO SEAT DIMENSIONS AND OVERALL ACCOMMODATION
- FIGURE C3 – THE PERCENTAGE OF TARGET USER POPULATION THAT IS ACCOMMODATED FOR DIFFERENT SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT RANGES
- FIGURE C4 – ILLUSTRATION OF PERCENTILES OF SEATED HIP BREADTH
- FIGURE C5 – SCHEMATIC ILLUSTRATION OF PCA IN TWO DIMENSIONS
- Tables [Go to Page]
- TABLE 1 SEAT HEIGHT
- TABLE 2 SEAT DEPTH
- TABLE 3 HIP BREADTH, SITTING
- TABLE 4 TENTH RIB MIDSPINE, SITTING
- TABLE 5 ACROMIAL HEIGHT, SITTING
- TABLE 6 BI-CRISTALE BREADTH, STANDING
- TABLE 7 ELBOW HEIGHT, SITTING
- TABLE 8 ABDOMINAL EXTENSION DEPTH
- TABLE 9 HIP BREADTH, SITTING
- TABLE 10 HEIGHT CLEARANCE FOR LEGS AT THE FRONT EDGE OF THE WORK SURFACE - SITTING
- TABLE 11 HEIGHT CLEARANCE FOR KNEES - SITTING
- TABLE 12 DEPTH CLEARANCE FOR KNEES - SITTING
- TABLE 13 WIDTH CLEARANCE FOR LEGS
- TABLE 14 HEIGHT CLEARANCE AT FOOT LEVEL
- TABLE 15 DEPTH CLEARANCE AT FOOT LEVEL
- TABLE 16 CLEARANCE ENVELOPE FOR SEATED WORK
- TABLE 17 HEIGHT CLEARANCE FOR FEET
- TABLE 18 HIP BREADTH, SITTING
- TABLE 19 CLEARANCE ENVELOPE FOR STANDING WORK
- TABLE 20 INPUT DEVICES SUPPORT SURFACE HEIGHT FOR SEATED WORK
- TABLE 21 INPUT DEVICES SUPPORT SURFACE HEIGHT FOR STANDING WORK
- TABLE 22 MONITOR HEIGHT (FROM FLOOR), SITTING
- TABLE 23 MONITOR HEIGHT (FROM FLOOR), STANDING
- TABLE A1 NATICK VS CAESAR ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
- TABLE A2 16-ZONE VARIABLES AND CATEGORIES
- TABLE A3 WHITE FEMALE CAESAR SUBJECT STRATIFICATION WEIGHTS
- TABLE A4 BLACK FEMALE CAESAR SUBJECT STRATIFICATION WEIGHTS
- TABLE A5 OTHER FEMALE CAESAR SUBJECT STRATIFICATION WEIGHTS
- TABLE A6 WHITE MALE CAESAR SUBJECT STRATIFICATION WEIGHTS
- TABLE A7 BLACK MALE CAESAR SUBJECT STRATIFICATION WEIGHTS
- TABLE A8 OTHER MALE CAESAR SUBJECT STRATIFICATION WEIGHTS
- TABLE B1 EMPIRICAL PERCENTILE TABLES – MALE / METRIC
- TABLE B2 EMPIRICAL PERCENTILE TABLES – FEMALE / METRIC
- TABLE B3 EMPIRICAL PERCENTILE TABLES – MALE / ENGLISH
- TABLE B4 EMPIRICAL PERCENTILE TABLES – FEMALE / ENGLISH
- TABLE C1 RESULTS OF VIRTUAL FIT TESTING USING 2 VARIABLES
- TABLE C2 RESULTS OF VIRTUAL FIT TESTING USING 5 VARIABLES
- TABLE C3 QUANTILES OF BODY DIMENSIONS WITHOUT ALLOWANCES [Go to Page]