The Home Office: Ergonomic Lessons From the “New Normal”

The Home Office: Ergonomic Lessons From the “New Normal”

Millions of workers have been uprooted by COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and been thrown into a “new normal” of working from home offices. To further complicate things, many individuals were provided with only a laptop and little, if any, education on setting up an ergonomically correct worksta...

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Published in:Ergonomics in design Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 4 - 10
Main Authors: Davis, Kermit G., Kotowski, Susan E., Daniel, Denise, Gerding, Thomas, Naylor, Jennifer, Syck, Megan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-10-2020
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Ergonomics
Work stations
ergonomic considerations
COVID-19
desk
standing workstation
monitor
stay at-home
computer workstation
telecommuting
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Summary:Millions of workers have been uprooted by COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and been thrown into a “new normal” of working from home offices. To further complicate things, many individuals were provided with only a laptop and little, if any, education on setting up an ergonomically correct workstation. As a result, many home office–based workers potentially face suboptimal working conditions. Based on 41 home office ergonomic evaluations, most ergonomic concerns related to laptop usage, nonadjustable chairs without armrests, low monitor heights, and hard desk surfaces. If home-based office work continues, people need to understand the ramifications of poor workstation.
ISSN:1064-8046
2169-5083
DOI:10.1177/1064804620937907