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How to Break the Barriers of Office Ergonomics
The document discusses the challenges of office ergonomics, emphasizing the risks associated with prolonged sitting, which has increased significantly in the workforce. It advocates for alternatives like sit-to-stand and stand-biased workstations to promote healthier work environments and improve employee engagement and productivity. The American Medical Association supports this shift, recognizing the health problems linked to sedentary work habits.
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- 1. Josh Kerst, CPE,CIE Focal Upright Break the Barriers of Office Ergonomics HOW TO:
- 2. When it comesto ergonomics, knowledge is power.
- 3. Challenging ergonomic conventions canchange your life for the better.
- 4. Remember when carsweren’t equipped with seat belts?
- 5. And smoking onplanes was commonplace?
- 6. Institutional ergonomic change= healthier populations
- 7. Today’s pressing ergonomic issueis the inactive office.
- 8. Sitting has becomethe smoking of our generation. Sedentary jobs have risen 83% since 1960 and now account for 43% of all U.S. jobs
- 9. Hazards of prolongedsitting 1 Hour of TV -21.8 minutes of life expectancy 1 Cigarette -11 minutes of life expectancy
- 10. “Today the AMAadopted policy recognizing the potential risks of prolonged sitting and encouraging employers, employees and others to make available alternatives to sitting… Prolonged sitting, particularly in work settings, can cause health problems and offering employees alternatives to sitting all day will help create a healthier workforce.”– June 18, 2013 Policy H-440.843 Health Risks of Sitting Source: www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/new/2013/2013-06-18-new-ama-policies-annual-meeting.page
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- 12. Hazards of prolongedsitting Inactivity and metabolic impact Deleterious health outcomes despite regular physical activity Prolonged sitting and back pain
- 13. What can wedo about it?
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- 15. Researchers have reportedthat only between 8% to 12% of workers use standing desk feature after 6 to 8 weeks of use.
- 16. 1. Sit-to-stand Workstations 2. Stand-biased Desks
- 17. How long canyou stand? Guidelines suggest that people limit standing to between 2 to 4 hours per day
- 18. 1. Sit-to-stand Workstations 2. Stand-biased Desks 3. Stand-to-lean Workstations
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- 21. What can stand-to-leanworkstations do for your business?
- 22. Enhances employee engagement by 12% Helps attract toptalent Improves workplace wellness Boosts mood, well-being, and cognitive focus No detrimental impact on the quality of work
- 23. If we couldincrease the amount of time we are in flow by 20%, we would double our productivity. Source: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/organization/increasing_the_meaning_quotient_of_work Top executives in "flow" are five times more productive than out of it.5x
- 24. Josh Kerst EVP &Principal Ergonomist [email protected] www.focalupright.com