Civil Engineering Reference
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FIGURE 9.4
Misericord from a church in the U.K. The
seat is folded up and exposes the broad ledge which is used for
sitstanding.
There are standard recommendations in the ergonomics literature for table (work surface)
height for seated and standing workplaces (Ayoub, 1973; Kroemer et al., 2002). Figure
9.5 illustrates that to arrive at a suitable hand position the work table must be put at a
lower height for a tall product and a higher height for a short product.
elbow height.
FIGURE 9.5
Appropriate working
height for a table is determined by the
