Posture Copy

Sustained posture – where part of or the whole body is kept in the same position for a prolonged period including:

• Supporting plasterboard sheeting while it is nailed into place
• Continually standing with weight mainly on one leg while operating a power press with foot pedal controls

Awkward posture – where any part of the body is in an uncomfortable or unnatural position, such as:

• Postures that are unbalanced or asymmetrical
• Postures that require extreme joint angles or bending and twisting
• Squatting while servicing plant or a vehicle
• Working with arms overhead
• Bending over a desk or table
• Using a hand tool that causes the wrist to be bent to the side
• Kneeling while trowelling concrete or laying carpet
• Bending the neck or back to the side to see around bulky items pushed on a trolley