Applied Ergonomi cs

The Source for Solutions

New ways to work, new challenges

Totally mobile computing Cloud storage More mobile workforce Pressure to reduce real estate cost and carbon footprint per employee Increasing collaboration both on projects and documents

Major Challenges
Accommodating multi-generational workstyles
Millennials
Are multi-taskers Prefer e-mail or IM to face-to-face conversation Not easily phased by noise or commotion Less prone to back problems and other ailments Tend to be more linear Prefer phone or in-person conversation Need more focused concentration work areas More prone to back problems Require more light to see

Older generations

Ergonomic Challenge #1
Ergonomically, laptop computers force bad posture and should not be used at a desk all day long.

Ergonomic Challenge #2
Under-desk Storage
LEED-mandated lower heights have led to storage based systems with low open bookshelves. These are back injuries waiting to happen!

Ergonomic Challenge #3
Sound in Open Plan cuts both ways
Distracting to many people For newer employees, good way to disseminate collective knowledge through overheard conversations For managers, good way to catch mistakes being made

Ergonomic Challenge #4
Light and energy usage
As we age we require geometrically more light to see Lightin uses 26% of average office building power g

Age 20

Age 60

Laptop Use Response

Treat the laptop as a CPU or monitor at most
Separate keyboard and mouse: Goldtouch Go is small, light and protected to fit in laptop bag Raise monitor height with thin riser

Continue to provide adjustability

At the office, even at unassigned desks, provide at least some that have keyboard trays and larger monitors on arms with easy plug-in for laptop without docking.

Sit or Stand
Give people the opportunity to work standing up as well as sitting down. Even without a treadmill, standing can help users lose substantial weight over the course of a year, as well as relieve back pain.

AE Computer Ergonomic Resources

We work extensively with both Humanscale and Workrite, as well as Chief, Innovative, ISE, ESI and others We carry our own branded ergonomic product as we source directly from CompX, the largest OEM manufacturer We carry our own lines of electric height adjustable tables, plus SIS, Mayline and others

Sound Attenuation Resources

Acoustic workstation panels Sound masking system: Lencore Spectra

Lighting Resources
LED Ambient lighting:
Waldmann moveable ambient lighting with occupancy sensor and daylight harvesting sensors

Lighting Resources
LED Task Lighting
Newest under-bin and swing arm options from Workrite, Humanscale, Waldmann & Luxo

Panel and other Modular Systems

Tayco Cosmopolitan combined with UP

Artopex Air

Fluid Concepts

Collaborative Video Huddles

SIMO Corp IMT: Interactive Media Technology

Moveable Walls
Alur Glass Starwall

Challenge: Seating
If people are moving around and sitting and standing, what chairs will fit? ANSWE Simple, flexible and supportive R: