HFES Issues ANSI Standard for Workstation, Computer Design - ANSI/HFES 100
January 17, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) published American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/HFES 100-2007 - Human Factors Engineering of Computer Workstations, which addresses the design of workstations, furniture and computer systems.
The previous HFES workstation standard, ANSI/HFS 100-1988, was administratively withdrawn in 1998, according to ANSI.
Computing systems and workplaces evolved since the last edition of the standard.
ANSI/HFES 100-2007 includes computer mice and other pointing devices in its inputs chapter and the displays chapter was expanded to cover color devices.
In an effort to correct the misunderstanding that the 90 degree posture used in ANSI/HFS 100-1988 was "the" correct working posture, the furniture chapter provides four working postures for reference by designers.
The integration chapter demonstrates how individual ergonomic elements can be integrated into a larger, ergonomically appropriate workplace system.
Source: American National Standards Institute (ANSI).