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Checklist workstation Everyone performs their work in their own manner and has their workstation structured according to their individual wishes. Still, there are number of recommendations for organizing a workstation efficiently. We state those guidelines here and to make it more practice-based, we first state the problem, then the solution: ¥ Problem, • Guideline, and > Possible solution.
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¥ Problem: I need more area to perform my tasks, so more desk space. •Guideline: The desk surface must have a minimum size of 1,600 x 800mm, so 1.28m2. For workstations with only a monitor where few paper documents are used and there is little variation in tasks, the desk must be at least 1,200 x 800mm. > Solution: Enlarge the desk space available, for instance by using an extra side table or mobile chest of drawers. As an ultimate solution, ask the manager for a larger desk.
¥ Problem: My desktop cannot be adjusted to my ideal height. • Guideline: The fixed desktop should have a height of 74cm (+/- 20mm). The ideal is a height-adjustable desk or a sit/stand desk. The latter can be height-adjusted from 650mm to 1,250mm. > Solution: Ask for another desk, preferably one that is (electrically) height-adjustable.
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¥ Problem: I have to sit still, in one position, because there is too little space for my legs and feet. • Guideline: There must be sufficient leg space. This must be at least 850mm wide. > Solution: Remove any objects that limit movement, such as a trashcan.
¥ Problem: My sit/stand desk has too little space, I cannot change my position regularly. • Guideline: The space around sit/stand desks must have a foot space of at least 790mm wide, 150mm deep and 120mm high. > Solution: Remove any objects that limit the movement, such as a trashcan.
¥ Problem: Paper and files are always stacked next to the keyboard or I stick them underneath the monitor screen. • Guideline: If you have to work with a lot of
