Tag Archives: ergonomics

FMJ recently carried out a survey with ergonomics specialists DURABLE to gain insights into how FMs approach ergonomics in their organisation. Sam Rylands, DURABLE’s Marketing Manager offers a preview of some of the key results ‘Ergonomics’ has been a concept ...

HSE legislation legally obliges employers to protect workers from the health risks of working with display screen equipment (DSE), such as PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones; but the wider definition of workplace ergonomics is to increase the comfort, safety and ...

Are stand-up desks a fad, or a progressive move towards a healthier workplace? We need to take our cue from Scandinavia, says Sarah Booth Design Manager at Kinnarps You can be pretty sure there’s something to be said for a ...

Agile workplaces promote movement and variety – but to be effective, office furnishings need to be truly flexible, says Sukhneet Assee, Associate Ergonomist UK & Ireland at Humanscale The dominance of technology in our daily lives requires office employees to ...

Office workers perform better in tasks related to attention-span, decision-making, language skills, positivity and creativity after their static workstations are enhanced with portable sit-stand platforms. From November 14th 2018, businesses can benefit from an innovative product to support healthy agile ...

Yo-Yo Desk PRO 2+ is a high-performance, German designed standing desk. Powered by Dual Motors fitted with Silent Motion technology inside a robust aluminium frame. 5 year warranty. FREE digital display with 3 memory settings (Save £60). This highly durable ...

Sit-Stand.Com has added Yo-Yo Desk LITE to its best-selling standing desk range. Yo-Yo Desk LITE is portable and the most affordable standing desk yet, priced from only £129.95 (inc VAT & Shipping). Available in 2 sizes, Yo-Yo Desk LITE is ...

Yo-Yo Desk, the UK’s #1 best-selling range of standing desks, launches Yo-Yo Desk CUBE a corner desk version of the hugely popular Yo-Yo Desk CLASSIC range. Within just 2 years Yo-Yo Desk, a rapidly rising British brand, is now the ...

Gavin Bradley, founding Director of Active Working CIC, explains why too much sitting around in the office is bad for health, wellbeing and productivity You might have heard a popular new saying: ‘sitting is the new smoking’. Well, it’s not ...

Joerg Bakschas, Head of Ergonomics and Training at Adapt, warns that rapid technological change requires a new approach to workplace and furniture design Ergonomics describes the adaptation of work equipment and environments to people, not vice versa. FMs need to ...