The Home Office: Ergonomic Lessons From the "New Normal"

被引:71
作者
Davis, Kermit G. [1 ]
Kotowski, Susan E. [2 ]
Daniel, Denise [3 ]
Gerding, Thomas [4 ]
Naylor, Jennifer [5 ]
Syck, Megan [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cincinnati, Coll Med, Dept Environm & Publ Hlth Sci, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
[2] Univ Cincinnati, Coll Allied Hlth Sci, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
[3] Univ Cincinnati, Coll Nursing, Occupat Hlth Nursing Program, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
[4] Univ Cincinnati, Environm & Ind Hyg, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
[5] Univ Cincinnati, Nursing Occupat Hlth Nursing Program, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
[6] Univ Cincinnati, Sci, Coll Med Environm & Ind Hyg, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
关键词
telecommuting; ergonomic considerations; desk; computer workstation; monitor; standing workstation; stay at-home; COVID-19; POSTPRANDIAL GLUCOSE; STAND; DISCOMFORT; TIME; SEDENTARY; IMPACT; WORK; SIT;
D O I
10.1177/1064804620937907
中图分类号
TB18 [人体工程学];
学科分类号
1201 ;
摘要
FEATURE AT A GLANCE: 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.
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