| A normal day spent by any individual at his work | | | | built. It should be made using a comfortable yet |
| place entails a lot of work pressure. One has to | | | | not so lethargic material for facilitating long hours |
| work in varied postures and intense | | | | of sustained attention. |
| circumstances for attaining the daily target set for | | | | Ergonomics the science of human mechanics |
| him or her. Physiologically a lot of stress might | | | | comes to rescue all such organizational problems |
| generate a number of physical ailments like | | | | related to fatigue and discomfort. Ergonomics has |
| backache, leg pain, headaches etc. It is essential | | | | three main sections namely cognitive ergonomics, |
| that a person remains fit and fine for optimal | | | | physical ergonomics and organizational ergonomics. |
| performance at work place. A lot of physical pains | | | | Organizational ergonomics is the study of |
| not only distract a person from his or her job but | | | | equipments and processes at workplace and |
| there continuity might mean inconsistency in | | | | improving them for optimal results. Typically, it |
| achievement of goals. No company would like to | | | | can be defined as adjusting to the workers |
| leverage its profitability for an inconsistent and | | | | environment. An ergonomic chair is designed |
| stressed employee. Therefore, under worst | | | | keeping in mind the amount of physical and |
| circumstances regular physical stress might lead | | | | cognitive stress an employee undergoes during |
| to demotion or termination. | | | | work hours. An ergonomic chair thus must be |
| Physical postures in which we sit for long | | | | highly adjustable. It should not only have an |
| durations at workplace affect us immensely. | | | | adjustment knob but should also have a flexible |
| Sitting at a stiff chair for long hours might lead to | | | | back and adjustable sides for resting hands. An |
| backache. On the other hand, a too soft chair | | | | ergonomic chair is designed to support the curves |
| might make an employee lethargic. An experience | | | | of body. It supports the body where it is required. |
| of sitting on an oversized chair is also not a | | | | Almost everyone makes use of computers; |
| comfortable one. Moreover, sitting on a chair | | | | however those who utilize it for more than one |
| smaller than your size for several hours might | | | | hour a day must consider buying an ergonomic |
| make you uneasy and can lead to pain in multiple | | | | chair. It is an investment in ones own health and |
| tissues of the body. Not only does the size of the | | | | wellness. Moreover, it improves productivity by |
| chair matters but also the material with which it's | | | | reducing stress and fatigue. For a computer |
| built must be considered important. Wooden or | | | | professional who sits over a computer for several |
| velvet chairs are not always the best choice for a | | | | hours a day an ergonomic chair is a must. Buying |
| workplace. A chair that can adjust to the varied | | | | an ergonomic chair is not just enough people |
| stressful situations of a work place could be | | | | must be trained to use these chairs as they have |
| considered as the best choice. The chair must be | | | | several mechanical features like an adjustable |
| flexible enough to adapt to various postures. It | | | | height or back. |
| must also be resizable to cater to any physical | | | | |