Resources
- Donโt let your office chair kill you!
- Sharp spike in computer-related injuries predicted for medical workers, find studies
- Kill Your Desk Chairโand Start Standing
- Office workers spend too much time at their desks, experts say
- Sitting May Increase Risk Of Disease
- More breaks from sitting are good for waistlines and hearts
- More time spent sitting linked to higher risk of death; Risk found to be independent of physical activity level
- Sitting for long periods doubles risk of blood clots in the lungs
ABC interviews on benefits to moving during the day
Studies about the health hazards of sitting for too long
Studies and Research Projects and articles
- An article on a “Alarming reasons to get off your backside” the effects of sedentary behavior.
- An article on a “world first” study in Australia on the effects of sedentary behavior in the office.
- Are Poor Workspace Ergonomics Causing Radiologists Pain
- Research Into The Sedentary Behavior Of Australia’s Working Population
- Only a third of Australians are meeting the recommended 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a week
- Sitting May Increase Risk Of Disease
- The Benefits of Sitting to Standing at Work-Paper presented by Mark Dohrmann at the National Conference of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia
- Cornell University Study of Electric Height Adjustable desks
- A New Way to Control Weight?
Ergonomics and Furniture
- AFRDI- Australian Furniture Research and Development Institute (Furniture Testing and Accreditation)
- FIAA- Furniture Industry Association of Australia
- HFESA- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia
- Office Ergonomics- Know the basic tips about Office Ergonomics, Workstation Ergonomics, Ergonomic PC, Laptop Ergonomics, Ergonomic chair
- QLD Guideline to the Health & Safety in the Call Centre Industry
Benefits of a TV lift
One of the benefits of a TV lift is that it can reduce and may even eliminate the risk of the TV being pulled over. When raised the TV cannot be pulled over as it is fastened to the TV lift and when down it is within the cabinet and out of sight. The injuries from this accident are increasing every year as TV’s become lighter, bigger and thinner. This was highlighted in an article by the Herald Sun in Melbourne. See below.