Usage of Office Chair Adjustments and Controls by Workers Having Shared and Owned Work Spaces

In this study two seats were used by workers having shared and workers having owned work spaces. 51 subjects (22 female, 29 male) participated in a six week experiment in a naturalistic setting. The chairs were different with respect to adjustability options, design of controls and external design. Most of the subjects adjusted the office chairs...

Vraagsturing is de sleutel tot succesvolle implementatie

Centraalthema tijdens het ochtendprogramma: branches inspireren branches. Hoe kunnen brancheorganisaties een digitate RIE succesvol implementeren en wat zijn effectieve vervolgstappen? Een aantal brancheorganisaties delen hun gezonde implementatiestrategieën met de aanwezigen. Ze geven aan hoe zij te werk gingen en wat effectief is gebleken....

Relationships of contact pressure with subjective experiences of comfort and discomfort in using hand saws

The relationships of objective measurements (contact pressure and productivity) with subjective experienced comfort and discomfort in using hand saws was examined. Professional carpenters evaluated five different hand saws. The pressure-time integral during the static pressure measurement (beta = –0.24, p<.01) was highly related to comfort and...

Modified pause schemes and working days for more volume flexibility in manufactering

The effects of two measures to increase the volume flexibility, namely the introduction of an alternating pause scheme and the elongation of the working day, were evaluated in two manufacturing companies. Both measures led to an increase in volume output of about 16% at relatively low costs. The local discomfort in the neck and shoulder region...

Posture and movements during seated office work: Results of a field study

To gain insight into postures and movements during office work, 47 employees were observed during their daily work. The observations included: duration of trunk and leg postures, duration of different sitting positions on the seat, duration of different numbers of supported arms, number of minor trunk and leg motions, and number and duration of...