The UK Home Office Ergonomics Checker
Most home office discomfort traces back to three measurements, and Furniture in Fashion's ergonomics checker sets them out in the order they should be corrected: chair height judged from the elbow at roughly 90 degrees, screen top at or just below eye level, and 110cm of clearance behind the desk. The report explains why the chair rather than the desk is doing the ergonomic work, since a desk is a fixed surface at 72cm to 75cm while a chair is an adjustment mechanism, and why a footrest becomes necessary whenever raising the chair lifts the feet from the floor. It identifies laptop working as the most common unresolved problem and a stand with external keyboard as the highest value fix. It also covers window orientation to eliminate glare and silhouette, socket planning, and storage within the forearm reach zone. Drawn from standard ergonomic specifications and named HSE guidance....
