Configuration of the workplace

Possible causes:

• Poor seat height adjustment
• Excessive height of the plane of the table
• Insufficient height of the table

Corrective and preventive recommendations:

• Raise or lower the chair until you consider the height of the table to be adequate
• If your feet do not reach the ground when you raise the chair, use a footrest

Possible causes:

• Chair too high
• Need for footrests

Corrective and preventive recommendations:

• The depth of the seat must be correct to support your back and the height of the seat must allow you to keep your legs at a right angle
• If necessary, use footrests

Possible causes:

• It is possible that it is a habit of bad postures
• The seat is too large

Corrective and preventive recommendations:

• You have to adjust your seat to fit your body
• If the seat is adjustable in depth, you have to make it shorter
• If necessary, use footrests

Possible causes:

• Armrests too long and too high

Corrective and preventive recommendations:

• Lower the height of the seat so that the armrests are under the table, as long as your legs are in the correct position
• If you have height adjustable armrests, you can lower them

Possible causes:

• Poor adjustment of the height or inclination of the backrest
• There has been a bad regulation of the backrest tilting tension

Corrective and preventive recommendations:

• Adjust the height and/or inclination of the backrest until it fits your body
• Tighten or loosen the mechanism for regulating the backrest tilting tension (usually located at the bottom of the seat, at the front part)

Possible causes:

• Table of insufficient dimensions
• Poor distribution of work elements on the table

Corrective and preventive recommendations:

• The measurements of the table should not be less than 160×80 cm
• Organise the work items
• Eliminate accessories and documents that you are not using

Possible causes:

• Bad location of the screen/keyboard

Corrective and preventive recommendations:

• Place the screen/keyboard in an area of the table so that it can be in front of you
• If you have blocks of mobile drawers, remove them from under the table to increase the useful working area
• You can improve the use of the work surface by placing the screen on a rotating support This way, when you work, you can place it in front of you, and put it away when you do other tasks

Possible causes:

• Incorrect keyboard location

Corrective and preventive recommendations:

• If the table is too narrow, you can use a mobile support for the screen
• There must be enough space between the keyboard and the front of the table to be able to rest your forearms

Possible causes:

• Poor positioning of the screen

Corrective and preventive recommendations:

• If the monitor is placed on the CPU, you have to place it in another place (on the ground or in an area of the table where it is not in the way)
• To achieve the correct height you can place it on any object, as long as the upper part of the screen, in a straight line, is at the height of the eyebrows

Possible causes:

• Poor regulation of the height of the seat
• Excessive height of the table
• Insufficient height of the table

Corrective and preventive recommendations:

• Raise or lower the chair until you consider the height of the table to be adequate
• If your feet do not reach the ground when you raise the chair, you have to use a footrest