Ergonomics I

1) I observed that the first workplace was really cluttered and messy making space for the person to use limited. The second workplace was very organized as there was a shelf where the user can put their items on.
The second thing I noticed was that the first workplace’s chair was design so that the users body is really close to the table, making it really uncomfortable for the user. The second workplace’s chair was design for comfort, so that the person could lean back and relax, making the chair a whole lot more comfortable.
The third observation was that in the first workplace, the monitor was really far away from the user and he could not see well. He could not move the screen closer as he had no more table space. The second workplace’s monitor can be moved around as it is connected to a device that allows the person to move the monitor closer to him or higher, allowing him to see the monitor better.
The fourth observation is that the lighting in the first workstation was really bright and the lamp was also really hot to the touch. In addition, the bright light caused screen glare. The second workplace’s lamp arm could be adjusted around so that it allowed people to write without causing screen glare.
The fifth observation was that the the first workstation’s chair was really weak and the user could not rest his arms while drinking coffee. The second workstation’s chair had chair arms that could be raised and lowered allowing people to rest their arms. In addition, it also allowed the person to lean back.
The sixth observation was that the first workstation’s table was too short and it was uncomfortable to look down when he was typing on his laptop. Therefore, he had to move around his laptop a lot. The second workstation allowed the laptop to be placed vertically on a device and it connected the laptop to the user’s keyboard. This allowed the laptop monitor to be eye level with the user making it easy on his neck.

2) I prefer workplace 2 as everything is more spacious and not cluttered allowing me to find my things easily. The chair is also design for comfort and also prevents the user from getting bad posture.

3)We should consider how comfortable our product will be to do the user as it may affect the feedback that they may give to their friends. We should also try to keep the price of our product low, unless it is really innovative, in that case, people are paying for the innovation too. We should also take note of how safe our product is to people. Our product may be almost harmless to an adult but may injure a child or elderly people.

4) It is important because if the ergonomics of the product is good, the person will stop complaining a lot about his working environment and be more productive which will be better for a company or to the person.