10 TRESTON - ERGONOMICS | ESD | LEAN women 37.4" -41.3" men 39.4"-43.3" women 33.5" - 35.4" men 35.4" - 37.4" women 27.6" - 33.5" men 29.5" - 35.4" ACCURATE LIGHT HEAVY Standing work Task Primary choice Secondary choice Lifting the weight over 10 lbs Standing Semi-sitting Working below the elbow level Standing Semi-sitting Need to reach widely in horizontal level Standing Semi-sitting Light assembly work Sitting Semi-sitting Precision work Sitting Semi-sitting Visual monitoring or supervising Sitting Semi-sitting Need to move between workstations Semi-sitting Standing Semi-sitting between sitting and standing; reduces the strain of the back due to sitting and the strain of the lower limbs due to standing. Seated or standing work? The choice of a seated or standing working position is dependent upon the task to be executed. The height of the work surface is determined by such factors as size and weight of the part, precision requirement, assembly process, repetitiveness etc. Height adjustability is especially useful when the size of the products being handled varies or when several people use the same workstation.
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