Office Ergonomics
Challenges
As many as 80% of employees claim that a company’s strategy for employee well-being will be a factor in determining whether they will join and stay at a particular organisation for the next 10 years.* The type of office equipment and the method of office arrangement have a huge influence on employees’ work comfort: the temperature and air quality of an interior, good acoustic properties, and lighting that varies in intensity depending on the time of day. How can you take care of all these aspects to reduce employee turnover?
* CBRE, Wellness – poznaj biurową przyszłość, 2017.
Anna Marszałek
Senior Workplace Research and Spaceplanning Consultant
Healthier work
The sedentary lifestyle that comes with our modern-day life concerns all people. We spend more than 13 hours per day sitting still. And we relax in a passive way. Sitting still negatively impacts our health. I think we should be aware that we need to exercise. We should remember that working out after work is not enough. We should break up with our sitting positions in the office. We’ve got to move, people!
Daan Drenth
Ergonomics advisor
Ergonomic solutions
Xilium
eUP
The current technology allows us to use the right mechanisms that help us take care of users’ health. For instance, the S-MOVE mechanism enables the user to move their body smoothly and naturally in three different dimensions. Our patented GLIDE-TEC mechanism supports the user’s back in changing its shape – from straight to rounded – while the divided Duo-Back backrest follows the user’s back movements and provides support to the spine-surrounding muscles, without putting any pressure on the vertebrae and intervertebral discs. It is also important to mention that one office chair is often used by a few people, so a wide range of adjustments and intuitiveness are crucial. They allow users to adjust the chair to their body size and shape quickly and precisely.
Marion Kurz
Product Manager, Nowy Styl Group Germany