The Laboratory Assessment Checklist is an evaluation
of the worker and the microscope work area. The first four
sections are observational assessments of the worker and
workstation; they were performed by the two occupational
therapy graduate students who led the design and implementation
of the training protocol. These sections address both
worker positioning and workstation design. The “General
Workstation” section focuses on questions pertaining to the
observed worker–workstation fit. The section on microscopes
concerns the worker–microscope fit and microscope
work area. The section on laboratory chairs notes whether a
chair is present and how the worker is positioned when using
it. The section on standing workstations addresses worker
position in addition to contact stressors. Finally, the section
on work habits is a worker self-report section covering basic
worker behaviors and characteristics such as frequency of
breaks, body position change, and eyestrain