Office Ergo tool

(please read the measurement sheet to propely complete the measures)

Table 1: Workspace and Anthropometric Measurements for the

worker’s Workstation.
. Measurement (cm)
Seat Pan Height
Arm Rest Height
Seat Pan Depth
Work Station Height
Screen Height From Floor
Keyboard Height From Floor
Mouse Height From Floor
Seated Buttock-Popliteal Length
Seated Popliteal Height
Seated Knee Height
Seated Elbow Height
Seated Eye Height

Table 2: Comparison of the worker to the Workstation.

Difference of
Measurements Compared Parameters (cm)
Desk Height 0
Seat Height 0
Seat Pan Depth -3
Screen Height 0
Armrest Height -2
Keyboard Height 0
Mouse Height 0
**** (-) too high, (+) too low ****

Table 3: Proper workstation set-up

Proper
Workstation Characteristics measurements (cm)
Seat Pan Height 0
Arm Rest Height -2
Seat Pan Depth -3
Work Station Height 0
Screen Height From Floor 0
Keyboard Height From Floor 0
Mouse Height From Floor 0

Note:
1. If the Workstation is too high while completing
paperwork, raise the chair so that the seated elbow
height is equal to the Workstation height and use a
foot rest.
2. If the seat pan is too deep, purchase a shorter
seat pan
3. If the person wears bifocals the top of the monitor
must lower that seated eye height.
 Body Measurement
Buttocks-to-Popliteal Length
• The subject sits erect, with feet resting on a surface adjusted so that the knees
are bent at right angles.
• Buttock-to popliteal length is measured as the horizontal distance from the back
of the buttock to the back of the knee.
• This value defines the minimum seat depth for
a chair to ensure that pressure on the
underside of the thigh is not excessive.
• Measure from the back of the
employee's knee to the back of the buttock.
Popliteal Height (Sitting)
• The subject sits erect in their
seat with the legs bent to
form right angles at the knees.
• Measure the vertical distance
from the floor to the underside
of the knee

Knee Height (Sitting)

• The subject sits erect, with

the legs bent to form right
angles at the knees.
• The vertical distance from
the floor to the top of the
knee is measured.
• This measure is useful in
the design of seated
workplace heights.
Elbow Height (sitting)
• The subject sits erect,
with the legs bent to form
right angles at the knees.
• Relax shoulders.
• Flex elbows to form a 90
degree angle (forearms
level with floor)
• Measure from tip of
elbow to floor.
Eye Height (Sitting)
• The subject sits erect, with
the head level and with the
feet resting on a surface
adjusted so that the knees
are bent at right angles.
• Eye height is measured as
the vertical distance from the
floor to the eye.
 Compared With
Seat Depth

Seat Height

Thigh Clearance

Desk Height
Mouse Height
Keyboard Height
Armrest Height (if any)
Monitor Height