Environmental Health & Safety

Ergonomic Services

Non-office related ergonomic concerns: If your ergonomic concern is not related to an office/computer workstation, please call Environmental Health & Safety's main office at 275-3241 to discuss the concern and any follow-up needed.

Office/Computer Workstation concerns:Our process for requesting ergonomic computer workplace assessments is described below. This helps us track the numerous requests we receive.

You can begin the process by taking our ergonomic self-assessment. It will only give you recommendations based on your responses in order to better set-up your workstation ergonomically.

We recommend that you work for approximately two weeks to give you time to acclimate to the recommended changes and allow the changes to take effect. If you still experience problems after trying out the recommended changes for a period of time, you can call the main EH&S office at 275-3241 to request an in-person ergonomic assessment. We ask that you discuss the matter with your supervisor prior to calling EH&S.

Note: If you have any questions accessing the system, please call Environmental Health and Safety at 275-3241.

After an in-person assessment, EH&S will send out a report outlining recommended equipment and other solutions to address the ergonomic concern(s). There is no charge to your department for our ergonomic services. If equipment changes are recommended and a purchase is required, your department will need to handle it through your normal purchasing process.

We have additional information on computer ergonomics available at

• MyPath Training: EHS Ergonomics and Back Safety (updated annually)
• Workstation Checklist: http://www.safety.rochester.edu/ih/ergonomic/pdf/officeergochecklist.pdf
• Ergonomics Program: http://www.safety.rochester.edu/ih/ergonomic/ergonomics.html.

QUESTIONS or COMMENTS?
Contact EH&S at (585) 275-3241 or e-mail EH&S Questions.

This page last updated 7/8/2025. Disclaimer.