Ergonomic Computer Desks and Work Surface Recipe :

1. Ensure that the Ergonomic Computer Desks area is deep enough to accommodate a monitor placed at least 20 inches away from your eyes.
2. It is recommended that the Ergonomic Computer Desks should have a work surface large enough to accommodate a monitor and a keyboard. Normally, a Ergonomic Computer Desks with a depth of about 30 inches is used to accommodate these items.
3. The height of the Ergonomic Computer Desks should be adjustable between 20 inches and 28 inches while the user is in sitting position. The desk surface should be at about the height of your elbow while sitting with your feet flat on the floor. Adjustability between seated and standing heights is desirable.
4. Ensure that the user has sufficient space to place the frequently used items like keyboard, mouse, and monitor directly in front of you.
5. Your Ergonomic Computer Desk should provide enough space underneath for your legs while sitting in all convenient positions. The minimum under-desk clearance depth of the Ergonomics Computer Desks should be 15 inches for your knees and 24 inches for your feet. There should be at least 20 inches clearance width.
6. When you purchase a Ergonomics Computer Desk with a fixed height, ensure that you have a keyboard tray to provide enough height adjustment to suit multiple users.
7. Avoid glass tops and glossy desktops. Ensure that your desktops have a matte finish to minimize glare.
8. At areas where your arms touch the work surfaces, ensure that there are no sharp edges. Rounded or sloping surfaces are preferable.
9. The leading edge of the work surface should be wide enough to accommodate the arms of your chair, usually about 24 inches to 27 inches. If the space is lesser than this, it will interfere with armrests and restrict your movement. This is to be kept in mind especially while working in four-corner work units.

Ergonomic Computer Desks -Work Space

The clearance space under the work surface should have adequate legroom for the user while positioned in the upright-seated posture and at least one of the other seated reference postures (Ergonomic Seating). Methods 1 or 2 can be applied to achieve this.

Method 1 - Upright and Reclined Seated Postures

When in a seated posture where the top of the legs is about parallel with the floor, the dimensions that represent clearances that accommodate the majority of the users are as mentioned below. The majority of the users consist of 5th percentile female to 95th percentile male.

Minimum dimensions

• 20 inches (52 cm) wide.
• 17 inches (44 cm) deep at knee level.
• 24 inches (60 cm) deep at foot level.
• 4 inches (10 cm) high at the foot.

Variable dimensions ("rollover" the image)

Height is adjustable between 20 and 27 inches (50 and 69 cm) near the user.

Method 2 - Upright, Reclined, and Declined Seated Postures

The following dimensions accommodate the largest operator clearance spaces (5th percentile female to 95th percentile male). Thus, specifications conforming to Method 2 will meet Method 1 requirements. This method also includes postures where the knee is slightly lower than the buttocks (declined-seated).

Minimum dimensions

• 20 inches (52 cm) wide.
• 17 inches (44 cm) deep at knee level.
• 24 inches (60 cm) deep at foot level.
• 4 inches (10 cm) high at the foot.

Variable dimensions ("rollover" the images)

• Adjustable between 20 and 28 inches (50 and 72 cm) high at the hip.
• Adjustable between 20 and 25 inches (50 and 64 cm) high near the user's knee.