Important Choices - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 6330 Supplementary Manual

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ROMOTING A
Posture, lighting, furniture, work
organization, and other work conditions
and habits may affect the way you feel and
how well you work. By adjusting your work
environment and personal practices, you
may be able to minimize fatigue and
discomfort, and reduce the risk of
resulting strains that some scientists
believe can lead to injury.

Important Choices

Whenever you use a computer, you make
choices that can affect your comfort and
potentially your safety. This is true
whether you use a full-size keyboard and
monitor on a desk, a notebook computer, or
a wireless keyboard on your lap. In every
case, you choose your working posture and
your body's position relative to your
keyboard, pointing device, monitor, remote
control, phone, and any reference books
and papers. You may also have some control
over lighting and other factors.
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AFE AND OMFORTABLE
Take Action for Safety
and Comfort
Many factors in our work environment
determine whether we work efficiently and
in a manner that promotes good health and
safety. By considering, acting on, and
periodically reevaluating the recommenda-
tions in this Guide, it is possible to create a
safer, more comfortable, healthful, and
efficient work environment.
W E
ORK NVIRONMENT
IMPORTANT
Some scientists believe that working intensely,
or for a long time in uncomfortable or unnatural
positions, may pose risks, such as those
mentioned in the Warning. The information
included in this Guide is designed to help you
work more safely by recommending ways to
work more comfortably and effectively.
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Self-check
After reviewing the information in this chapter,
double-check your postures and habits using
Chapter 6, "Self-Check."
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