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I am considering having one of my desks raised to standing height.

There are detailed OSHA guidelines for example

OSHA diagram of ergonomic desk sitting.

Are there similarly standard guidelines for how to set up a standing office work environment?

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As you consider a standing desk, understand that prolonged standing can cause some problems. – BackInShapeBuddy Nov 10 '12 at 3:33
@BackInShapeBuddy good point - as mentioned in the OP, I am fortunate enough to have two desks; but as mentioned below, perhaps an adjustable desk would be ideal. – David Nov 11 '12 at 20:04
I missed that you have 2 desks which is ideal (or as you say an adjustable desk). It allows you to switch off so that you avoid problems from any one prolonged position. This q/a gives some other ideas for varying your positioning. – BackInShapeBuddy Nov 12 '12 at 20:09

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I'm not sure this is from OSHA, but this is a diagram that I found on the subject:

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This design looks good. – PravinCG Nov 9 '12 at 17:22
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The desk above seems to be fixed. I think it should be possible to change the height depending on whether you stand or sit. – FredrikD Nov 10 '12 at 21:15
You could also just have a tall chair. – Kate Feb 26 at 17:53
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Here are the guidelines from OSHA for both sitting and standing desks.

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The OP already links to the OSHA guidelines, so he probably is aware of your link. Additionally, as soon as the link dies, your post will be useless. – Informaficker Feb 26 at 17:15
Sorry, didn't realize that I wasn't allowed to post links. I thought it was a pretty standard way of sharing information on the internet – Ilya Katz Feb 27 at 18:27
StackExchange does not try to share but to collect information, when the link dies because of link rot, your post will be useless. It would be good to extract the important information from the link and add it as a citation. – Informaficker Feb 27 at 19:45

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