ABSTRACT
Maintain tile reach envelope - The basic rule is to always keep in mindthe reach envelope: • Frequently used materials shouid be kept within
rectangle typically used for work sorfaces. Reach envelope
Designfor the short penon - A useful rule of thumb is that reach should be established to accommodate smaller-statured people. The idea is: if shorter individuals can reach. so can everyone else. (There is an opposite rule later regarding clearance.)
Rules forWorksurfaees Rearrange - Keeping things in easy reach is not what anyone would call a hard concept to grasp. What is difficult is having the presence of mind to notice the reaching. Typically, long reaches are so habitual that individuals are unaware that they are doing so or that items could easily be moved closer. Even casual observers are commonly so used to seeing the task that they may not notice the reach as it occurs.
