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Employer Responsibility for Remote Workers
As an employer, it is vital to keep your employees safe and healthy. You take responsibility for your employees when they work in the office, and the same applies to when they work from home. Your organization still needs to comply with health and safety legislation,...
How to ask your boss for a standing desk
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many employees to work from home for the last four months. While many are starting to go back to the workplace, there are a number of companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Twitter encouraging their workers to remain home at...
5 Must Have’s to Maximize the Health Benefit of Your Sit-Stand Desk
Sit-stand solutions can provide tremendous health benefits when they are used properly. Studies from both ergonomics and medical journals support the many health claims, but without proper training and guidance, the benefits are hard to attain. Sadly, most sit-stands...
Working from home amidst Covid-19 outbreak
The threat of Coronavirus spreading in the Unites States has forced the majority of citizens to rethink their daily activities. People are avoiding crowds, cancelling travel, not dining out and stocking up on essential supplies. Employees of Amazon, Google and...
Productivity: Can You Afford to Sit All Day?
Despite the ample evidence that sitting too much leads to severe health issues, productivity and profitability improvements have remained anecdotal. There are hundreds of studies published in clinical journals now that have linked sitting more than four hours per day...
Long Road Trip for 2 LifeDesks? Ok!
Dealers! We know that sometimes getting your manufacturers to support you and fix challenges you may have after you've installed their furniture can feel like pulling teeth. We know. We've been there. The principals and management team at Right Height Manufacturing...
Keyboard Trays In Your Way?
LifeDesk Short Brackets may be the answer. The Problem: Height-adjustable desk bases often have crossbars that can block you from installing keyboard trays under your worksurfaces. The Answer: That's why at RightHeight our product designers in Manchester, New...
Considering A Stand Up Desk
If you have been considering building or buying a stand up desk to improve your health, you may want to consider the concerns associated with standing the entire day as reported by the Canadian Women's Health Network. While there is irrefutable evidence that it is...
Your Chair Is Killing You. Here’s What You Need To Do To Stop It
We actually like to mix our own experience with the thoughts and expertise of workplace health thought leaders. Here's one of the latter, from OCTOBER 06, 201511:31 AM ET, reported by Lynne Shallcross on NPR's "Health Shots" health news website. Your Chair Is Killing...
3 Creative ways to implement Height adjustable Desks
The growing popularity of height adjustable desks in the work place has led to a demand for creative ways to implement the desks outside of the standard rectangular packages. As ergonomics specialists we know that the correct set up of a work environment is critical...