Research suggests that a person in the developed world today sits on average from 8.9 to 10 hours a day, including seating at work, at home and during transport. The duration of sitting at work depends on the nature of the work, the design of the workspace and the awareness of employees about the problem of insufficient physical activity. Office workers are in the worst situation as they sit between seven and eight hours solely in the office. Due to their work with the visual display they are also more susceptible to the development of computer vision syndrome. Since sitting or inactivity is a major risk factor for the development of various diseases of the musculoskeletal system, it is important to take into account ergonomics, which gives priority to people instead of working environment. Ergonomics is an interdisciplinary science dedicated to improving people’s health and well-being by designing the working environment. The present master's thesis deals with two specific office workspaces and an analysis of the working environment. Based on the results of OWAS and CORLETT analyses as well as subjective assessment of the duration of sitting the proposals for workplace improvements are given. The method of planning an office working environment is proposed, which includes the assessment of individual working environment by reviewing the performed studies, legal requirements and recommendations, assessing the actual situation of the workspace with appropriate methods and taking into account ergonomics in the elaboration of the conceptual design of the workspace. The conceptual design of the reorganization of the assessed workspaces is presented, taking into account all the findings that were obtained in an interdisciplinary manner during the study. The effect of all the proposed changes is the reduced chance of developing computer vision syndrome and other workload syndromes at work, and thus improve the well-being and health of office workers.
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