Office Ergonomics
It is possible that you do not have your office equipment optimally adjusted.
It is common for many workers to spend over 2000 hours a year at their desk so even a small maladjustment has the potential over time to lead to physical discomfort and pain. Having the correct equipment properly arranged and adjusted is critical to your long-term wellness.
Helpful Information
- How to set up your office equipment
- Ideal sitting position at your desk
- Ideal position at your sit-stand desk
- Office chair recommendations
- Break reminder App for Windows
- Break Reminder App for your iPhone: From the iPhone App Store, download "StandUp! The Work Break Timer"
- Sit-Stand Ratio: "The Ideal Work Pattern"(by Dr. Alan Hedge, Cornell University)
- Four Tips for Setting Up Multiple Monitors
- Mobile Device Ergonomics Tips
- Workplace Ergonomics
Articles
- "When to replace your office chair"
- "Typing with Clawed Hands"
- "You have been sitting at your desk all wrong" (video)
- "Standing at work and progression of carotid atherosclerosis"
Ergonomic Links
- CDC-NIOSH: Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- OSHA: Ergonomics
- OSHA: Computer Workstation eTool
- NIH- Ergonomics
Office Equipment
- Office chair recommendations
- Ergonomic keyboards and other helpful devices
- Treadmill work stations, stability balls and other fads
University Ergonomic Websites