Evaluate Your Computer Workstations for Safety and Comfort

WORK AREA—Is the work area designed or arranged for doing computer tasks so that the user’s:

• Thighs have sufficient clearance space between the top of the thighs and computer table/keyboard platform (thighs are not trapped)?
• Legs and feet have sufficient clearance space under the work surface so user is able to get close enough to the keyboard/input device?

ACCESSORIES

• Is the document holder, if provided, stable and large enough to hold documents?
• Is the document holder, if provided, placed at about the same height and distance as the monitor screen so there is little head movement, or need to re-focus, when user looks from the document to the screen?
• Is the wrist/palm rest, if provided, padded and free of sharp or square edges that push on wrists?
• Does the wrist/palm rest, if provided, allow user to keep your forearms, wrists, and hands straight and in line when using the keyboard/input device?
• Is a telephone headset provided so that user can work with head upright (not bent) and shoulders relaxed (not elevated) when doing computer tasks and talking on telephone at the same time?

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GENERAL

• Do workstation and equipment have sufficient adjustability so users are in a safe working posture and can make occasional changes in posture while performing computer tasks?
• Are computer workstation, components, and accessories maintained in serviceable condition so that they function properly?
• Are computer tasks organized in a way that allows users to vary tasks with other work activities, or to take micro-breaks or recovery pauses while at the computer workstation?

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