S 3.9 Ergonomic workplace

Initiation responsibility: Head of Site/Bldg Technical Service; personnel committee/works council

Implementation responsibility: Superiors; personnel committee/works council; staff members

In addition to the clear description of tasks, duties, rights and responsibilities, sound and effective IT operations require provisions ensuring that optimum use can be made of IT systems.

The design of the workplace must be consistent with ergonomic principles. It must be possible for the chair, table, display screen and keyboard to be adjustable so that faultless IT operations can be ensured and promoted. Inter alia, this implies that it must be possible to adjust the back, the height and the seat of the chair, and that it must be possible for the working materials to be arranged in a way to minimise the inconvenience involved for the respective functions.

An appropriately designed workplace will also facilitate compliance with IT safeguards. If lockable desks and cabinets are available, data media, documents and accessories can be kept there under lock and key.