The purpose of this study was investigation the effects of classroom furniture on back, neck,
lumbar and leg fatigue in students when used them, a total of 203 male students with the mean
age (13.6±1.9), mean weight (48.87±14.40), and mean height (155±9.87), respectively from
among 32 classes of 8 different schools of the urban community were selected randomly in this
study. The results of questionnaire show a signification relationship between the tired feelings of
the subjects with every dispositional condition of the classroom furniture. It was noted as well
that the height of the blackboard exceeds the normal height of (178.15cm) and lies out of the
comfortable sight of the users which has to be (139.5cm), (p0.05). Results showed that tired
feeling and pain of the students were mainly due to the application of non-standard furniture.
The comfortable or uncomfortable feeling of the users indicating pain and local tiredness were
also collected by the distributed questionnaires. The information provided in the questionnaire
forms also show that 49/3% of the users were dissatisfied and felt some sorts of tiredness. The
tiring condition they complained from with regard to ergonomic disposition of the furniture which
were considered included 41/9% in the knee, 24.1% in the leg 51.2% in the back, 47.8% in the
neck, and 24.6% from the high blackboard. The current results in addition to the incompatibility
of the furniture used by the students with the anthropometrical specifications and ergonomic
standards clearly showed that tired feeling and pain of the students were mainly due to the
application of non-standard furniture and underlined the observance of necessary standards
during the manufacture and equipment of schools.