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SIT BACK, RELAX: THE BENEFITS OF AN ERGONOMIC CHAIR

SIT BACK, RELAX me Benefits The of an Ergonomic Chair Chairs should support the body and promote good health, but all too often, office workers choose the wrong seat, leading to pain and discomfort throughout the work day. Ergonomic chairs are the best way to ensure happy, healthy workers. How Much Do You Sit? An average work day Typical work year Equates to over 1420 hours (59 full days) of sitting in a year 5 hours 41 minutes of sitting about 250 days The Pains of Poer Sitting ABOUT 650,000 A UK STUDY FOUND: WORKERS SUFFER SERIOUS MUSCULOSKELETAL Poor workstations cost DISORDERS AND INJURIES companies £7.2 billion in sick FROM: pay Nearly 75% of workers suffer ill-health from poorly Overexertion equipped desks Repetition Two-thirds of those workers take medication Physical stress ACCORDING TO INTEGRATED BENEFITS INSTITUTE: 1 in 4 employees report lower back pain Cost to employers: Medical treatments and $51,400 per 100 employees per year lost productivity: $34,600 per 100 Underperformance and lost work time: employees per year Sick days: $13,100 Long-term disability: Presenteeism: Short-term Workers $8,300 disability: $7,100 comp: $4,200 $1,900 Employees with low back pain are absent 4 more days per year Why You Should Go Ergonomic ERGONOMIC CHAIRS ERGONOMIC CHAIRS SUPPORT: REDUCE: Back Awkward posture Legs Forceful exertion Arms Contact stress Buttocks Features of an How to Sit Ergonomic Chair Adjustable seat height - 16 to 21 inches off the floor Lean back at 135-degree angle Backrest width - 12-19 inches Forearms and wrists straight and even with floor Lumbar adjustment to support the lower back Seat width - 17-20 inches Back against the chair Hips level with or higher than knees Depth • Back against the backrest Backs of knees 2-4 inches from chair's seat Feet flat on floor THE Brought to you by S BackStores www.thebackstore.com Resources: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120113210203.htm http://www.workingdays.us/workingdays_holidays_2014.htm https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=SPEECHES&p_id=235 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2335999/Three-office-workers-blame-desks-sickness-Badly-set-desks-chairs-cos t-companies-7bn-year.html http://ibiweb.org/community-events/low-back-pain-takes-toll-on-worker-health-productivity-integrated-benefits/ https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/computerworkstations/components_chair.html http://www.spine-health.com/wellness/ergonomics/office-chair-choosing-right-ergonomic-office-chair http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/workplacehealth/Pages/howtositcorrectly.aspx http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6187080.stm

SIT BACK, RELAX: THE BENEFITS OF AN ERGONOMIC CHAIR

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Chairs should support the body and promote good health, but all too often, office workers choose the wrong seat, leading to pain and discomfort throughout the work day. Ergonomic chairs are the best w...

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