(Alternating between sitting and standing postures)

Workstation and Risk Assessments

• We work closely with highly qualified and independent Health & Safety Consultants and Ergonomists
• We can arrange for risk assessments and individual workstation assessments to be conducted anywhere in the UK.

Reasons to Choose Sit-Stand

• The human body is not designed to sit for long periods
• Remaining seated for long periods can cause or exacerbate back and neck pain or discomfort
• Sit-stand desks give the height adjustment flexibility for multi-user or shared desks
• Ease of flexibility in adjusting the desk height for exceptionally tall or short people
• Ease of access and flexibility for wheelchair users
• Electrically operated height adjustment is simple and quick to use

Benefits of Sit-Stand

• Flexibility to work in different ways
• Changing working position regularly helps to prevent back problems
• Alternating sitting and standing allows different sets of muscles to be used
• Reduces build up fatigue
• Allows spinal discs to compress and decompress allowing nutrition to disc
• Reduce muscle pressure and allows better blood circulation

Advantages for the Facilities Manager

• Facilitates sharing and hot desking
• Raising the desk top makes access to cables and electrics easier
• Lowering the desk top allows easier relocation, fully assembled desk can be moved through doorways

Negative effects of prolonged sitting

• Slackening of abdominal muscles
• Aching of back hence strain on bones, joints and ligaments
• Build up of fatigue due to restricted oxygen supply to muscles
• Damage to inter-vertebral discs due to reduced nutrition
• Circulation problems, worst-case scenario: deep vein thrombosis