Who's Minding Your Chairs?

 Ergonomic task chairs are among the most important furniture assets in the workplace, contributing to employee health and productivity. Yet they are often misunderstood, undervalued, and poorly managed. When organizations lack a system for evaluating and managing chairs, it can lead to unnecessary discomfort, reduced productivity, increased risk, and avoidable costs. 

In this session, you will learn:

• The flawed trade-off between employee health and technology.
• The eight impactful reasons chairs are misunderstood and undervalued.
• A systems-based approach to Chair Asset Management.
• How better chair decisions reduce risk, improve comfort, and save money.
• How to become your organization’s go-to “Chairperson”.
• And much more.

Designed for ergonomics professionals, health and safety leaders, facilities teams, procurement professionals, chair vendors, and others who want to improve how chairs are evaluated and managed in the workplace.

Alison Heller-Ono, PT, MSPT, CPE, Director of the Worksite International Ergonomics Training Academy and creator of the Chair Assessment System (CAS), shares insights from evaluating thousands of chair users and introduces a structured approach to managing your chair fleet to improve employee health, well-being, and productivity.