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EDL - Ergonomic Consulting

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Problems Solutions 
Telephone out of reach Bring telephone closer
Keyboard too far away causing user to bend forward to use Moved keyboard out of corner to allow user to be closer
Monitor too far away causing user to bend forward to read Bring monitor within comfortable reading distance
Wrists are resting on a hard surface during keyboard use Install a wrist rest provide a soft surface and to reduce wrist deviation
Pole in way of legs on the corner Move computer to area with ample leg room
If reading from a document, user would have to look down forcing neck deviation Add a document holder to reduce neck deviation

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