Virtual/Remote Office Ergonomic Evaluation

With the rise of hybrid work, the home office is a critical extension of your professional environment. We apply the same clinical rigor and ergonomic principles to these spaces as we do on campus to ensure consistency in comfort and safety. Our virtual evaluations offer a data-driven review of your unique workspace with CSU experts to help you create a safer, more comfortable home office – without anyone stepping foot in your home! Because we respect the privacy of your personal space, we rely on employee disclosure of hybrid status to provide this necessary support!

Learn More and Schedule a Virtual Office Ergonomic Evaluation

Why a Virtual Evaluation? 

  • Expert  assessment of your unique home workspace and task requirements

  • Customized recommendations to reduce injury risk and increase long-term well-being and comfort

  • Virtual orientation and guidance on equipment adjustments to ensure you understand how to use your tools correctly

  • Confidential remote service that respects the boundary of your personal environment 

Data-Driven Results 

Virtual evaluations utilize the same injury risk evaluation scores as our in-person assessments, allowing us to track risk reduction as a leading metric for your home environment.

Virtual Ergo Eval

Quick Work from Home Ergonomic Tips (Temporary Fixes)

For immediate improvements, consider these quick tips:

  • Use a good chair (if possible). If you don’t have a good chair, add pillows for back/leg support.
  • Raise your chair (most kitchen tables and desks are too high). Use a pillow as a seat cushion if needed.
  • Support your feet on a phone book, step stool, etc., if they do not firmly touch the ground while sitting.
  • Raise your monitor using books, old shoe boxes, etc.
  • Use an external keyboard and mouse. It is essential that the monitor is separated from the keyboard/mouse. The top of the monitor should be at or slightly below eye level, shoulders relaxed with the elbows around 90 degrees.

 

Frank is hunched over his laptop at the kitchen table, demonstrating poor position. Frank sits on pillows and uses boxes to raise the monitor to demonstrate good position

Keep in mind that there is more to ergonomics than just the computer workstation. Environment, lighting, noise, safety and other related hazards (amongst others) should be accounted for as well. See the below resources for additional information. Contact the ergonomics manager with questions and look out for training and other information on our website, CSU listserves and CSU SOURCE.

More Ergonomic and Training Resources

Online Training

The Working From Home Ergonomics training is focused on the setup of the home office workstation set up, including no cost, short term or temporary solutions, movement and breaks, workstation environment and virtual evaluations. This is an online/on demand training that can be completed at the user’s convenience.

Home Office Equipment

When purchasing equipment for your home office, refer to these guidelines.

Laptop, Tablet, Smartphone Ergonomics

Laptops were designed to be convenient and used for short durations but unfortunately using a laptop has become a primary computer for many people. For more information on how to set up a laptop, refer to these guidelines.

Ergonomics for the Home Office

Ergonomics is about improving your comfort, heath, and productivity with thoughtful workplace design.

With more employees working from home, the temptation to sit in bed with a laptop and a cup of coffee leaves people susceptible to many risks. Humantech covers a few ways to improve office ergonomics at home in this blogpost.

Professional Oversight

All Colorado State University virtual ergonomic evaluations are managed by a Board Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) to ensure clinical best practices and alignment with international safety standards.

Contact CSU Ergonomics
(970) 491-2724