Did you know that fatigue is the leading cause of lost productivity in the workplace? On average, employees report 4.1 hours of lost productive time (LPT) each week due to fatigue, costing employers, like you, an estimated $136 billion annually, according to a study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. One way employers can help minimize fatigue and increase productivity is to reduce the physical demands of the workplace by using anti-fatigue mats.
The Health Benefits of Anti-Fatigue Mats
Employees who stand in one place for extended periods of time can begin to experience serious discomfort to the feet, legs and back. These workers are also at a greater for a number of health issues including:
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One way employers can help minimize fatigue and increase productivity is to reduce the physical demands of the workplace by using anti-fatigue mats.
According to George Havenith and Lucy Dorman, professors in the Department of Human Sciences at Loughborough University, anti-fatigue mats can help prevent many of these health concerns.
Havenith and Dorman studied 14 participants for a 5-day period. The participants were asked to arrive at the research facility at the same time each day, where they would stand on a concrete floor without an anti-fatigue mat or with a mat for 90-minute sessions. Havenith and Dorman used infrared thermal imaging, body temperature sensors, calf circumference measurement, cognitive testing and a questionnaire regarding body comfort to help track the results. They found statistically significant benefits to those participants using the anti-fatigue mats, which help promote regular movement as the feet naturally adapt to the cushioned mat. Furthermore, the use of anti-fatigue mats can help improve employee concentration, minimize downtime, increase productivity, and reduce the potential for accidents.
HOW MUCH MORE WORK COULD YOUR EMPLOYEES COMPLETE IF THEY WOULD ONLY STAY AT THEIR WORKSTATION??? HOW MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WOULD THEY BE?
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