Technical Information - Intech Furniture

Furniture Specification

• Console Specification
  • Full Version.pdf
  • Condensed Version.pdf
• Finishes
• Marmoleum Dual.pdf
• Oberflex.pdf
• Formica.pdf

Ergonomics

Intech takes into consideration the ergonomic factors, putting human needs and the capabilities at the focus of designing technological systems. The aim of ergonomics is to ensure that both humans and technology work in harmony, making sure the technology, equipment fits the human.

We have a tremendous amount of in-house knowledge pertaining to control rooms and workplace ergonomics, about methods and techniques for function-, task-, and information analysis, and about analytical methods for human performance and human reliability.

The goal of ergonomics is to design products to fit people. This means taking account of differences such as size, strength and ability to handle information for a wide range of users. Then the tasks, the workplace and tools are designed around these differences. The benefits are improved efficiency, quality and job satisfaction. The costs of failure include increased error rates and physical fatigue - or worse.

Several factors are high on the list of importance and essential to be considered when designing an installation to house technical furniture and equipment.

1. Function is paramount.
2. Current legislation
3. Design
4. Space for manoeuvrability

Ergonomic Layout

• The design of the control room is to be derived from an appropriate task analysis method, such as link analysis or hierarchical task analysis.
• Adequate access is provided throughout the control room. However, the layout discourages the flow from general circulation areas to ensure that necessary lines of sight are not obscured.
• If there are a number of control rooms operating on the same system we adopt similar layouts to ensure consistency.
• Operational links between control room operators, such as communications and lines of site are taken into consideration during the design stage.
• When we design the layout, it does not hinder verbal and non-verbal communication and should facilitate team working.
• The layout of our control rooms reflects the allocation of responsibility and the requirements for supervision.
• The layouts are effective under high and low staffing levels.
• Distances between workstations should mean that operators are not sitting within each other's 'intimate zones'. As a guide the minimum spacing distance is be between 300 - 700 mm.
• Every effort is made to take on board and comply with ISO11064 (Control Room Ergonomics)

British Standards

When designing our technical furniture we work towards the following standards:

ISO 11064 parts 1 to 7:

1. Principles for the design of control centres
2. Principles of control suite arrangements
3. Principles of control room layout
4. Workstation layouts and dimensions
5. Displays and controls
6. Environmental requirements for control rooms
7. Principles for the evaluation of control centres.

BS5619 and BS5810 are concerned with the special requirements of disabled people.

BS5940 which deals with dimensions of workstations, desks, tables and chairs.

ISO 7250:1996, Basic human body measurements for technological design.

ISO 9241-3:1992, Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) - Part 3: Visual display requirements.

ISO 9241-5:1998, Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) - Part 5: Workstation layout and postural requirements.

ISO 11428:1996, Ergonomics - Visual danger signals - General requirements, design and testing.