4 Basic linear office workstations Design Tips

 

Good workplace design promotes employee happiness and engagement, which leads to improved organisational performance. Linear workstations, a complicated discipline that focuses on enhancing well-being by evaluating professions, tasks, goods, settings, and systems to ensure they are created for compatibility with people, is a vital component of physical health.

Users will be physically supported for health and wellness while working if these linear workstation principles are used to office workstation desk designs. Below are some suggestions for creating comfortable work environments that allow employees to work safely and successfully while also feeling better.

 

1. Design workstations that allow for a variety of postures and worksurface proximity.

ü  Users should be able to sit upright, reclined, or in a forward tilt position with adjustable seating.

ü  Height-adjustable tables allow you to modify your position and posture.

ü  There should be enough space beneath the worksurface to move about freely.

 

2. Encourage users to sit or stand with their computer monitor close to the worksurface, focussed on their task.

ü  Place the monitor at a height that retains the head in a neutral (upright) position, about an arm's length from the front of the body.

ü  Keep elbows and arms near to the body when working; upper arms should hang straight down along the torso with an elbow angle of 70-120 degrees and wrists straight.

ü  While working, avoid leaning to one side or elevating the shoulders.

ü  When sitting, the angle between the torso and the thighs should be at least 90 degrees.

ü  When sitting, keep your feet flat on the floor or on a footrest.

 

3. Use strategic positioning of worksurface items to encourage healthy postures.

ü  Place commonly used things in the work zone, where elbows are close to the body, shoulders are relaxed.locate fewer often used items: more reaching is necessary.

ü  When going to a standing positionfrom sitting, adjust access as needed.

 

4. Throughout the day, increase your mobility, steps, and posture modifications.

ü  Sitting and standing postures should be changed.

ü  Begin by standing for 15 minutes or less at a time and gradually increase your standing duration.

ü  Change your posture to burn more calories while working.

ü  Increase your step count to assist your body maintain a healthy metabolism.

ü  Rather than contacting or emailing a coworker, go to their desk.

ü  Make arrangements for walking meetings.

ü  Organize a competition to see who can walk the most steps or run the most miles in a month.

These suggestions will promote employee well-being by increasing the use of linear workstations. Read "The Office Ouch Factor" for a more in-depth look at the importance of posture and how to tackle the current problem of too much sitting.