Work Organization

The design of your work area must allow for natural body postures and positioning. Consider the following:

• Keep items you use frequently close to you to avoid excessive reach.

• Store items between shoulder and knee height to reduce bending and reaching to retrieve and replace them. Lighter items should be stored on higher shelving and heavier items on middle shelving.
• Organize the work area to eliminate or reduce bending and twisting, squatting and kneeling, overextending the arms and bending the wrists.
• Keep shoulders and elbows close in to your body as you work.
• Position items on the worksurface so that you avoid leaning on your elbows, arms or wrists in order to reach or use them.