Equipment & ergonomics
What does a good home workstation need?
The basics are suitable seating, sufficient work surface, a correctly positioned screen plus keyboard and mouse, good lighting and appropriate technical equipment. Details depend on the task, body dimensions and legal requirements.
In practice the core is an ergonomic office chair, a sufficiently large and ideally height-adjustable desk and an external monitor at eye level. The most common shortcomings are screens set too low, laptop-only work without external input devices and seating without back support.
For lighting: daylight from the side of the screen, an additional task light, no windows or lamps directly behind or in front of the monitor. Underrated but effective: cable management, a footrest for shorter people and a setup that can be closed down after work.
Key points
- Chair, desk, external monitor, keyboard and mouse
- Glare-free light: daylight to the side of the screen
- Adapt details to the task and body dimensions
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