The desk (annex 1.d)
Low-reflective and big enough to place the screen, keyboard, documents and materials comfortably. If you work with papers, a stable, adjustable document holder saves you from turning your head and eyes all the time. The workstation must leave room to change posture (annex 2.a).
The chair (annex 1.e)
- Stable, letting you move freely, with adjustable height and a backrest that reclines and adjusts in height.
- The INSST guide adds: lumbar support in the backrest, adjustable seat depth so the edge does not press your legs, controls you can work while seated and 5 points of support on the floor.
The footrest
- The decree requires one to be made available to anyone who asks.
- The guide recommends it if, with the chair already adjusted, your feet do not reach the floor: tilt from 5° to 15°, at least 45 × 35 cm and non-slip.
In practiceTo type with your elbows at desk height you raise the chair and your feet are left
dangling. The fix is a footrest, which your employer must give you if you ask.
Source: Real Decreto 488/1997, sobre trabajos con equipos que incluyen pantallas de visualización (work with display screen equipment; consolidated text, in Spanish), annex, points 1.d, 1.e and 2.a · INSST, Guía técnica de pantallas de visualización (technical guide on display screens, 2021, in Spanish), comments on the annex, desk and seat