Fixing workstation issues for taller people

Did you recognize that the typical height for an individual is increasing, yet the quality height for desks has remained unchanged for over 30 years?

Our friends at Posture People regularly see people over 6’5” – their tallest customer (a freelance graphic designer) has topped the scales at 6’10” – and that we asked co-founder Jo Blood to elucidate how the workplace is often made easier for tall people.

The simple fact is that standard furniture is just too small for people at this height. The common problems are that the desk heights are too low, chairs are too short to supply support under the legs, and monitor screens are set too low.

Desks

The correct position to be sitting at is to possess your feet firmly on the ground, raise the chair up as high as possible, bend your arms at a cushty right angle, then this is often the right desk-height for you.

There are several options for resolving desk height issues:

Desk raisers: These are often as easy as blocks of wood under desk legs, the sole problem is that these aren’t always that sturdy and if the desk moves off the raisers, then the desk can drop by height very suddenly (which isn’t great for health and safety).

The next option is about up a height-adjustable desk. the peak of the desk is often altered at the time of installation allowing the perfect height to be selected. this is often the sturdiest cost-effective solution.

The Rolls Royce solution is to line up an electrical height adjustable desk, the electrical mechanism allows the user to change the desk height with no difficulty. So you'll actually use the desk to take a seat and stand at, so supplying you with the utmost versatility when it involves your working posture.

Chairs

There are many chairs on the market, but once you are selecting a chair – go and sit in it! And sit in it for a protracted period in order that you'll really assess if it provides support. Once you are tall, one of the foremost important aspects is that the height of the chair. If you get your desk to the proper height – will your chair also come up to the proper height? a fast test is to take a seat on the chair increase it to full height – are your hips above your knees? If not, then the chair doesn’t come up high enough for you. Then you should find another office chair for tall people.

Screens

And finally, confirm the monitor is at the proper height. If you're slightly typist, then the highest of the screen must be at your eye height level. If you would like to seem at the keyboard to type, then set your monitor at a rather lower height. The result you're trying to realize is to minimize any nodding movement on your neck, watching the keyboard and therefore the monitor.

The final advice as always is don’t grind to a halt at your desk, I do know deadlines sneak up but taking regular breaks (whether you're tall or not) is important. A mini-break will cause you to feel better once you sit backtrack, and thus you'll work harder in between the breaks and should even make that deadline quicker.