Information

  • Document No.

  • Portfolio

  • Building & Room #

  • Workstation Ergonomic Assessment for:

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Employee name:

  • Employee concerns/symptoms:

  • Date & Time of audit.

  • Photograph of the workstation area.

Chair

  • Feet cannot rest flat on the floor.

  • Raise / lower chair to allow feet to rest comfortably on th floor

  • Use footrest if keyboard/ desk height requires an elevated chair.

  • Unable to sit with thighs parallel to the floor, or with a slight downwards angle.

  • Adjust chair heights so that feet remain flat on floor or footrest.

  • Front edge of seatpan presses into back of knee.

  • Choose a chair with 2-3 fingers width between front edge of chair and back of knee.

  • Attach removable back support cushion.

  • Choose a chair with curved front edge.

  • Replace seatpan

  • Space exists between spine and back rest.

  • Arrange workstation to allow proper back support.

  • Remove or lower arm rests.

  • Replace seatpan.

  • Armrest provide inadequate forearm support when keying or mousing

  • Armrest are too low or too high

  • Add padding

  • Only use armrest for short period

  • Replce with adjustable armrest.

  • Armrest are too wide

  • Adjust closer

  • Replace with narrow seatpan

  • Replace with width adjustable armrest.

  • Notes:

Keyboard and mouse

  • Wrist is not flat , forearm not parallel with floor.

  • Place on keyboard tray

  • Support arms on armrest.

  • Adjust seat height

  • Retract keyboard feet

  • Adjust work surface

  • Wrist is deviated when using keyboard, mouse or input device.

  • Ensure adequate space for input device.

  • Use appropriately sized keyboard.

  • Reaching to side or front when using mouse or other devices.

  • Place mouse appropriatly

  • Use mouse on left side

  • Use keyboard with numeric pad

  • Ensure adequate space available for devices.

  • Notes:

Monitor and Workstation

  • Head titlted up and down

  • Raise or lower monitor

  • Place document holder

  • Head turn side to side

  • Position monitor in front

  • Place document holder between worker and monitor.

  • Neck tilted to the side

  • Maintain one hand on phone

  • Use hand free system

  • Head not directly over spine

  • Arrange workstation for proper posture.

  • Hard / sharp objects press into skin.

  • Move devices

  • Use palm rest

  • Raise chair so devices are below elbow height

  • Pad sharp edge with foam

  • Replace with rounded edge devices

  • Install keyboard tray

  • Twisting of torso

  • Arranges accessories on the strong hand side

  • Locate phone on the opposite side

  • Determine mostly used devices

  • Encourage standing up for retreiving items

  • Inadequate space under desk for legs.

  • Raise desktop surface

  • Remove marerials under the desk.

  • Install keyboard tray.

  • Repeated or prolonged trunk bending

  • Adjust to get neutral back posture.

  • Notes:

Environemental

  • Adequate lighting

  • No Glare on monitor

  • Room temperature is adequate?

Recommendations

  • Recommendations:

Audit required signatures.

  • Employee

  • Supervisor

  • Health and Safety Representative Signature

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