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There are an increasing number of requests for sit to stand workstations resulting from major marketing campaigns on the part of the furniture manufacturers.  As well anecdotal headlines such as [...]

Following is recent correspondence which OPC Inc. has had with our clients as there are increasing “demands” from employees and their Physicians (by way of Doctors Notes) regarding [...]

Nilofer Merchant: Got a meeting? Take a walk | Talk Video | TED.com.   For over 24 years all of the Consultants at OPC have been writing in their reports “we recommend employee [...]

A reminder from the OPC Inc Ergonomic team in the US and Canada;  stand consistently thru your work day if you have a sedentary job. Think about tasks that can be completed in standing such as [...]

Sitting versus Standing Work No one will stand all day when they have the opportunity to sit. This is because the body works harder when standing than when sitting. However, work production [...]

Facility Managers, Office Managers and Purchasing heads up. You will find more employees would prefer to work in standing and guess what? Both the medical and ergonomic literature indicates this [...]

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 May;41(5):998-1005. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181930355. Sitting time and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Katzmarzyk PT, Church TS, Craig [...]