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#1 Posted : 12 July 2007 11:53:00(UTC)
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Posted By Tracy Hi I am having some discussions with real estate regarding the need to provide a number of user adjustable desks in order to comply with the DSE Regs and PUWER for those employees who are working at dual use primary desks i.e. shift workers and all or a percentage within hot desk areas [as oppose to drop in areas] where employees will be working for prolonged periods. We will be rolling out proactive DSE soon and I know we have a high number of tall people who will want the adjustments and this will have to be supported by our facilities department who can adjust someone primary workstation but they cannot turn around the adjustments for people who are sharing frequently or on a day to day basis. I have been asked to produce some supportive evidence and am struggling other than the DSE Regs and need for the individual user to be able to adjust his position without knees free from obstruction. Any help would be appreciated.
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#2 Posted : 12 July 2007 14:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By Angela Oakey-Jones Tracy, It may be worth thinking about the anthropometric spread within your organisation. Furniture is, generally, designed to fit the middle 90% of the population. It would be worth considering your staff against these standards and, from that data, deciding on whether additional adjustability is needed. It is also worth noting that tables of anthropometric data relate to different nationalities, so if you have a higher contingent of people from particular countries it would be worth looking at those tables too. As well as considering the group who may need desks to be higher, it's also valid to consider those who would need it to be lower than average. In my previous company we had desks which adjusted between 68-76cm. These were supplemented by larger and smaller scale chairs to accommodate the larger and more petite user. Happy to discuss further, if it would help Angela
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