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English 222: Technical Writing — Project Cover Letter Sample 2

Project Cover Letter Sample 2

144 Mack Hall
Indiana, PA  15705
Aug 8, 2005

Tara Franconi
Purchasing Director
IUP Equipment Division
G-100 Sutton Hall
Indiana, PA  15705-1094

Dear Ms. Franconi,

Enclosed you will find a report titled “Ergonomic Furniture Quality in IUP’s Leonard Hall.”  I am sending you this report because I know that in your capacity as head of equipment purchasing, you are in a position to direct the buying of new furniture for IUP classrooms, and I feel my report may be of use to you in performing this task.

I am a safety science student at IUP taking a course on technical writing.  As part of that course, I conducted an ergonomic study on the quality of furniture available to students taking classes in Leonard Hall.  I examined 5 classrooms and found 7 chair types and 5 table designs.  Using a range of chair and table combinations, I measured levels of back strain in volunteer students caused by 45 minutes of writing activity.  I followed Orchard’s back strain measurement method to collect my data.

My research brought to light the following problems:

  • 3 chair types caused excessive strain
  • a number of tables were dangerously unstable
  • one common table design was too high, which also led to excessive back strain

A more detailed analysis is included in my report.

Based on my findings, I would recommend a more complete review of building furniture.  I believe you will want to order some replacement furniture soon, especially since injuries to students caused by defective IUP furniture may lead to expensive law suits.

I hope you find my report informative and useful.  Feel free to contact me at 555-1000 if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Patrick Reilly

Enclosure:  Ergonomic report