Set up your desk around your posture

Your height does not determine a single correct desk setup. Body proportions and equipment matter too. Sit in your usual working position and check each statement before changing the next part of your workstation.

Check the statements that match your setup My feet rest flat on the floor or a footrest. The backrest supports my back. My shoulders are relaxed and my elbows stay close to my sides. My keyboard is just below elbow height and my forearms are supported. The top of the screen is at eye level, without tilting my head back. My eyes are roughly 40–74 cm (about 15.7–29.1 in) from the screen (CCOHS).

Check what already fits, then show the remaining adjustments.

Adjust the seat; use a footrest if the desk requires a higher chair position.
Adjust the backrest to support your lower back.
Bring the keyboard and mouse closer to avoid reaching.
Adjust the desk or chair so the keyboard sits just below your elbows.
Adjust the monitor stand so you can read with your head balanced.
Measure from your eyes, then adjust distance and text size for comfortable reading.

For guidance only; this tool does not replace advice from a clinician or ergonomist.

Method and limitations

No body-height formula is used. Posture checks follow HSE guidance; the monitor check uses CCOHS’s 40–74 cm range. Checked boxes produce a remaining-adjustments list, not a health score. Unit conversion: 1 in = 2.54 cm exactly (NIST), rounded to one decimal place.

Sources

Working safely with display screen equipment: good posture — HSE, 2026-11-07
Office Ergonomics — Positioning the Monitor — CCOHS, 2026-11-07
NIST Handbook 44 (2026), Appendix C — units of length — NIST, 2026-11-07