CHAPTER 14. Ideal ergonomic environment

Top conditions for an ideal ergonomic environment

The workplace is a key factor in employee productivity, ensuring the avoidance of musculoskeletal disorders, loss of business resources, increased sales and customer satisfaction.

The modern way of life requires 1/3 of the time of the employees and many times much more to be spent at work.

For this reason the relaxing work, the functionality of the furniture and objects, the cleanliness, the order, the design of the space, the lighting, the training of employees are top prerequisites for the ideal workplace.

Some of these conditions relate to:

A) The correct choice of seat

A seat to be ergonomic should fit the anatomical dimensions of each user's body type to offer comfort, ease of operation, efficiency and safety. In other words, the seat is like a shirt that does not fit all body types and should be chosen by the one who wears it based on the size of his body, the shape, the color, the comfort he offers, etc.

The seat is probably one of the most important considerations because the same type of seat is not suitable for a small child, a worker or an elderly person. Depending on the use and the needs it serves, it is very important to know what adjustments the seat needs to have, in order to avoid back pain problems, joint pains, serious musculoskeletal problems

The goal is to achieve the best possible stop with the appropriate settings throughout the day.