subject: Working Positions Right And Wrong [print this page] Standing or sitting, what are the best positions to work
Adapt the work space of the worker
Many jobs require long hours of standing or sitting in a static position is not always the most appropriate and still be, the extension in time can cause aches and pains in the body.
Supermarket cashiers or parlor, micro drivers or taxi, street promoters, vendors, each trade or profession can lead to poor posture just affecting our health and thus our performance at work.
And is that maintaining the same position in the workspace for a long time is harmful although not bear weight or become forced tasks, a way to prevent postural discomfort is intersperse periods of mobility, such as short breaks to prevent fatigue and discomfort.
The reason to be standing long hours becomes harmful is because the activity of leg muscles act as valves to help return blood flow to the heart , but if kept upright posture with minimal movement these valves do not perform their function, the legs swell and become painful lower extremities.
If we add that to avoid the discomfort of the feet take strange positions and curves over the waist or shoulders are turning backward or forward, the pain in the lumbar area is soon to appear, how to avoid This discomfort is keeping one foot high, predicated upon a rung or step, to exchange support legs every so often.
If the work is done sitting posture is also harmful because it disrupts blood flow in various areas depending on the work being done (in each joint of the body generates an interrupt: elbows, knees, ankles, etc.)
To avoid discomfort in sitting working position is important that the work space fit the worker and not the reverse , since in these cases would be forcing the position.
In summer, it is important that the seat is not only strong, but also is wrapped with a moisture absorbing material for transpiration of the worker.
The same seat must be adjustable in height, forming angles of 90 so that the body weight falls on the buttocks and the thighs , but also up and down, to provide the best lumbar support and back and forth (or at least be flexible) to accompany her back and body movement.
To avoid fatigue in the sitting position is important to sit correctly (both feet on the floor) but getting up every certain period of time to stretch a little body.
If the chair is swivel wheels, it must be 5 feet and 4 (more unstable) and it is important that it has some resistance and does not move involuntarily. PEZA Buildings Fort Bonifacio
