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Everything’s under control!
With minimum effort and maximum speed and efficiency
The scalable systems for multiple monitors from the American multinational
Humanscale are known for their ability to adapt to technology, especially in
operative zones set aside for security control and environmental surveillance,
trading rooms and emergency care facilities
“The IT universe is the symbol of technological progress, in terms of the efficiency of
workspaces, where the control capacities of human resources offer an absolute
guarantee of ongoing performance requiring high levels of security and concentration.
Inevitably people, and not just technology, have to be the focus of the design process
– says Luciano Guglielmini, country manager of Humanscale. – Today, more than ever,
there is a ‘man-machine’ confrontation that has to be managed in an expert way to
ensure excellent service, not just in terms of execution but also in terms of the
physiological performance of the operator, as well as the protection of health, as is
clearly outlined in the legislation and regulations.”
In operative areas for multifunctional control of security and environmental surveillance,
financial applications and emergency facilities, the
continuous use of multiple monitors
leads to a series of irritating constrictions that are hard to avoid: a general sense of
discomfort that increases if the principle of adaptability to the physiological needs of
operators is overlooked or neglected. If personnel are not put into the best conditions of
posture and position, their level of concentration cannot always be high, because visual
fatigue and muscular strain are always lying in wait, ready to reduce operative efficiency.
Monitors, always used in such areas in multiple configurations, can have the most
modern, intuitive software, but they are still operated by human beings. It is also
worth considering the fact that operators may differ, in terms of timing and
methods: for example, security guards are responsible for a limited visual field,
while in emergency facilities absolute physical form is required, because ongoing
control is necessary and immediate reactions are required on the part of operators
regarding the information that appears on the screens.
Besides the adaptability of monitors,
work seating
is also an important topic, because it
has to ensure maximum comfort for all the parts of the back.
“We might make a ‘creative’ comparison between driving a car and working with multiple
monitors – Guglielmini says. – The position usually assumed by the body while driving
involves proper support for the spine from the back of the seat, while people working with
computers tend to do just the opposite: the body leans forward, towards the monitor,
sitting on the front part of the seat, forgetting that the back exists at all! This leads to
triple fatigue: excessive load on the spinal column, increases in intra-abdominal pressure,
progressive sight disturbances. A situation – Guglielmini continues, still with reference to
driving – that might remind us of the position we take behind the wheel in dense fog: we
tend to drive with our eyes almost touching the windshield, to see the vehicles in front of
us or to stay in the proper lane. When we reach our destination, we are overcome with
fatigue! The goal of preventive security has been pursued by the automakers by providing
sophisticated fog devices for greater visual comfort and better posture. Likewise, the
scalable solutions for multiple monitors prevent people from working in the wrong
position for their eyes and their muscles, favoring operative wellbeing of people and
offering a better guarantee of security.”
The Humanscale contribution to improve operative quality of life
Research and success in ergonomics of the workplace have led Humanscale to design
scalable systems for multiple monitors for the configuration of workstations on a human
scale.
A range of jointed arms
that permit front and back adjustment of most of the
monitors: in height, depth, angle, and also with rotation for vertical positioning.
Operators can thus find the most comfortable positions for the eyes, at the right distance
from the screen, reducing visual fatigue, strain on the spinal column, and other factors.
Il braccio porta video M8 permette di configurare un monitor
singolo (peso max 20 Kg) o doppio (max 10 kg cad.) con
allineamento “fine tune” mediante barra orizzontale
denominata crossbar. I video sono facilmente regolabili in
altezza, profondità e rotazione a 360°
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