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I would be interested to hear opinions on the latest ergonomically recommended craze: the workstation chair in which the back tilt DELIBERATELY cannot be locked into position.
I am aware that these chairs recently purchased by our facilities department on the advice of the supplier (rather than the Occy Health / H&S Dept) have more user friendly adjustments than you can shake a stick at. What they don't have however is a means to lock the back tilt into position. This apparently is to encourage better exercise of the lower back.
In my experience the desire to lean back and relax has now gone out of the window as I feel the prospect of myself going assets over liabilities in the office too embarrassing to contemplate.
Martyn
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I would be having a word with your facilities department, ten to one they got a good deal and went ahead with the purchase on the advice of a sales person and without any discussion / input from you / Occu Health. I have heard of these chairs and there is no evidence that I have come across as to their benefits. The back may need exercise but also needs support.
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Actually I find these work really well - the 'tilting mechanism' helps to keep the back of the chair in line with the back of the person sitting in the seat. As I have a temporary back problem (as the result of exiting an attic space by the shortest route possible) I find the tilting quite comfortable.
Consulting with my 'colleagues' who all have the same type of chairs, I would say that 95% prefer the tilting as it ensures that the body is supporting the back rather than the chair supporting the back.
Complaints about back problems from sitting in chairs most of the day also appear to have dropped (not scientific, just observations).
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Our problem (and I suspect others) has been some genius buys in chairs, cos they look good and have nice corporate image or they like a particular feature like a floating back support (and forget that for others it might not be appropriate) without consulting the SHE team or our OH advisers. Fortunately we now have no budget for office furniture- thanks David- and we are having to, beg borrow and steal (literally) furniture for our offices. This means that we have an eclectic and uncorporate collection of seating appliances. What this means is that with a bit of effort we can find chair to suit must people from our cache of cast offs.
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Funny thing is that if you leave the lock off the back tilt the chair will do this already! No need to change!
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