Office Chairs - INACTIVE

By Dylan Mazeika

In order to provide your employees with a safe and healthy work area, it is essential to equip them with ergonomic computer chairs. When you provide your employees with a safe and comfortable environment, you enable them to be more productive. This improved working environment will allow your employees to perform tasks in comfort and without the risk of injury.

Ergonomics is designed to focus on one of the most common problems affiliated with workplace furniture; stress on the lower back (lumbar) area. When shopping for an ergonomic computer chair, you need to consider each employee's individual body makeup. In order to select a chair that will work best, each person's requirements must be taken into consideration.

Generally, the seat height for a standard chair is roughly 25% of a person's height. The activity and tasks performed with each type of chair should also be taken into consideration, when determining which model is appropriate. A relaxing, easy chair will provide different ergonomics than the seat of someone who sits and drives a bus.

Features that Fit

• Comfort Ensure the comfort and productivity of your employees by shopping for quality along wit ergonomics. An office filled with hunched over workers does not have to be the norm.
• Adjustable Chairs that can be adjusted to various heights, can prove to be beneficial to more than one employee. Check the range of height, from the minimum to the maximum range of height it can accommodate.
• Stability An essential feature when shopping or an ergonomic computer chair, the stability can be found on the backrest. Make sure it allows for free movement without "locking up".
• Material Although vinyl is easy to clean, it doesn't breathe easily and could develop moisture when temperatures rise. Cloth chairs can be harder to keep clean and the material is known to release allergens into the air.

Employees who spend at least eight hours a day sitting in a chair, will appreciate the comfort an ergonomic computer chair has to offer. Along with providing comfort, it will also help reduce the risks of back problems and lower lumbar stress. Chairs providing lumbar support can have a long term, positive effect on the comfort and productivity of your employees.

Before choosing your ergonomic computer chairs, ask the manufacturer to send you chair samples. This will allow your employees to try out different models before deciding which one works best. When testing a chair, be sure to spend a few hours of continuous sitting, before choosing.