Employers must take steps to protect employees who regularly use computers to prevent health issues like stress, neck, and back pain. Computer ergonomics aims to match tasks to the appropriate equipment to optimize well-being and performance. This includes adjusting work surfaces, chairs, keyboard and monitor placement, lighting, and taking breaks to prevent fatigue and awkward postures. Proper ergonomics is important for children using computers as well to encourage correct posture, viewing distance, time limits, and sized equipment.

1. COMPUTER WORKSTATION
ERGONOMICS

2. *There are various health problems
associated, such as stress, neck, and
back

3. * EMPTOYERS
- must take steps to protect employees whose work involves the
regular use of computers.
*COMPUTER
- ergonomics is the discipline of matching the task to the work using
the must appropriete equipment to optimize human well – being and overall
performance. This can be simplified to “ modify the work place, not the individual”.

4. COMPUTER WORKPLACE
WORK SURFACE HEIGHT
*adjust the height of the work surface and/or the height of the chair so that the
work surface allows your elbows to be bent at 90 degrees, forearms parallel with
the floor, wrist straight, shoulders relaxed.
CHAIR
*adjust the seat tilt so that you are comfortable when you are working on the
keyboard.
KEYBOARD PLACEMENT
*place the keyboard in a postion that allows the forearms to be close to the
horizontal and the wrists to be straight.
DOCUMENT HOLDER
*place this close to the monitor screen in the position that causes the least

5. POSTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
*change posture at frequent intervals to minimize fatigue. Avoid awkward postures
at the extremes of the joint range, especially the wrists.
LIGHTING
*place the monitor to the side of the light sourcels, not directly underneath.
GLARE AND REFLECTION
*it is important to detect the presence of glare and reflection.

6. USING MOUSE
*a well designed mouse should not cause undue pressure
on the wrist of forearm muscles.

7. TYPING TECHNIQUE
- typing is a physical. And using a keyboard typing technique.
• often use only one or two fingers which way overload the finger tendons;
•are constantly looking from keyboard to screen to keyboard, which may strain
muscles;
•often adopt a tense posture ( wrists bent back and fingers ‘poised to strike’).

8. SPEED OF KEYING
*the efficiency and speed of modern computers makes it possible for a
skilled operator to type extremenly quickly.
LENGTH OF TIME ON THE KEYBOARD
*the maintenance of a fixed posture for long period is tiring and
increases the likelihood of muscular aches and pains

9. POINTS TO REMEMBER
Computerers – erogonomic guidelines
•VIEWING DISTANCE: the monitor should be 2 – 2 ½ feet from the child’s eyes.
•TIME AT COMPUTER: Ecourage chilfren to use their physicalenergy.
•SEAT AT HEIGHT POSTURE: the child should sit high enough to have this arms
bent at 90°
•FOOTREST: use it prevent dangling feet.
•MOUSE: find one that fits small hands.
•KEYBOARD: child – sized keyboard with light pressure krying are recommended.