Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) Workstation layout and postural requirements

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07-15-1999

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1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Guiding principles
    4.1 General considerations
    4.2 Versitility and flexibility
    4.3 Fit
    4.4 Postural change
    4.5 User information
    4.6 Maintainability-adaptability
5 Design requirements and recommendations
    5.1 General
    5.2 Postures
    5.3 Ease of adjustment
    5.4 Support surfaces
    5.5 Work chair
    5.6 Additional support elements
    5.7 Layout of workstations within the work space
6 Conformance
7 Measurement
    7.1 Support surfaces
    7.2 Safety and stability aspects of workstations
    7.3 Seat height
    7.4 Castors
    7.5 Layout of workstations within the workspace
Annex A (informative) Anthropometric data needed for
workstation design and selection
Bibliography

Defines ergonomic guiding principles applicable to user requirements, design and procurement of workstation equipment for office tasks, by use of VDTs.

This part of ISO 9241 specifies ergonomic guiding principles which apply to the user requirements, design, and procurement of workstation equipment for office tasks using VDTs.

In particular, the general principles and requirements specified in this part of ISO 9241 apply to the standards specifying technical design of furniture and equipment constituting the workplace.

Committee	PH/9
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 93/306068 DC and BS 7179-5(1990). (06/2005)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	36
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	BS 7179-5:1990 93/306068 DC : DRAFT JUN 1993

Standards	Relationship
UNI EN ISO 9241-5 : 2001	Identical
NS EN ISO 9241-5 : 1ED 1999	Identical
UNE-EN ISO 9241-5:1999	Identical
EN ISO 9241-5:1999	Identical
DIN EN ISO 9241-5:1999-08	Identical
NF EN ISO 9241-5 : 1999	Identical
I.S. EN ISO 9241-5:1999	Identical
NEN EN ISO 9241-5 : 1999	Identical
NBN EN ISO 9241-5 : 1999	Identical
ISO 9241-5:1998	Identical
SN EN ISO 9241-5 : 1999	Identical

DEFSTAN 00-25(PT17)/1(2004) : 2004	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 17: PERSONNEL DOMAIN
DEFSTAN 00-25(PT19)/1(2004) : 2004	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 19: HUMAN ENGINEERING DOMAIN
BS 3044:1990	Guide to ergonomics principles in the design and selection of office furniture
BS 7988:2002	Code of practice for the use of information technology (IT) in the delivery of assessments

PREN 527-2 : DRAFT 2014	OFFICE FURNITURE - WORK TABLES - PART 2: STRENGTH, DURABILITY AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
BS 5940-1:1980	Office furniture Specification for design and dimensions of office workstations, desks, tables and chairs
BS 5459-2:1977	Specification for performance requirements and tests for office furniture. Adjustable chairs
BS 5459-1:1977	Specification for performance requirements and tests for office furniture Desks and tables
EN 29241-2:1993	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) - Part 2: Guidance on task requirements (ISO 9241-2:1992)
BS 6396:2002	Electrical systems in office furniture and office screens. Specification
PREN 527-1 : DRAFT 2008	OFFICE FURNITURE - WORK TABLES AND DESKS - PART 1: DIMENSIONS
ENV 26385 : 1990	ERGONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF THE DESIGN OF WORK SYSTEMS
ISO 9241-2:1992	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 2: Guidance on task requirements
ISO 9241-6:1999	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) Part 6: Guidance on the work environment
ISO 6385:2016	Ergonomics principles in the design of work systems

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BS EN ISO 9241-5:1999

Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) Workstation layout and postural requirements

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