WORKING FROM HOME - ERGONOMICS

What is it?

Tips and tricks by the University of Calgary on how to set up your workstation at home and keep healthy.

Who is it for?

Staff and faculty at the University of Calgary.

What can it do?

Improve personal health, wellbeing, and effectivness through the set up of a safe and comfortable workstation at home.

Ergonomic training video 

• Office ergonomics training video
• Safe use of sit/stand workstations video

Office set up:

• Office Ergonomics self adjustment tool
• Ergonomic set up for the office employee
• Workstation set up summary handout
• Sit to stand
• Laptop set up
• Setting up work mobile
• Telework
• Furniture and equipment catalogies

Symptom prevention and management:

Health and wellness

• Mental health
  
• Wellbeing and work life
  
• Sleep
  
• Canada Food Guide
  
• CSEP 24-hour movmement guidlines
  

At work

• Micro break
• Work relief exercises
• Posture
• Movement
• Cecrease screen time and keyboarding
• Computer vision syndrome
• Concussion and returning to work
• Assistive software options 
• Upper/lower body

How do I access it?

https://www.ucalgary.ca/risk/staff-wellness/occupational-health/working-from-home

Ergonomic training
https://www.ucalgary.ca/hr/wellness/occupational-health/training

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Human Resources (2022). Working from home resources. Retrieved from https://www.ucalgary.ca/risk/staff-wellness/occupational-health/working-from-home (accessed 29 March 2022).

Human Resources (2022). Ergonomic training. University of Calgary. Retrieved from https://www.ucalgary.ca/hr/wellness/occupational-health/training (accessed 29 march 2022).