Standing work

Quality of life for people with disabilities may be linked to being able to do a job, e.g. with reduced hours or a flex job. Quality of life can also mean being able to perform everyday activities independently.

VELA chair for standing work at the job

Ergonomic Solutions for Standing Work

Standing work is common in many industries but can become strenuous if performed for extended periods or if the individual has disabilities or conditions that make standing for an entire workday challenging.

By combining standing work with the option to sit and tailoring the workspace to individual needs, such as using an ergonomic chair, a more comfortable and healthy workday can be achieved—potentially enabling longer, pain-free working hours.

Balancing Standing and Sitting at Work

A VELA work chair is specifically designed to support workplaces where standing is a crucial part of the job. These chairs offer essential support and comfort when it’s time to take a break from standing. With features like adjustable height and lumbar support, the chairs can be customised to fit individual needs, ensuring proper posture and reducing physical strain.

An ergonomic chair is particularly useful in roles that require alternating between standing and sitting. Having a chair readily available allows for brief breaks from standing, which helps to reduce fatigue and prevent muscle pain and other physical discomforts.

Standing work, either in the workplace or at home, can be very challenging for people with disabilities due to pain, reduced strength in the legs or poor balance.

For this reason, it is important to find alleviating work postures so that you will be able to carry out your tasks as well as possible.

Therefore, it is important to look at the type of tasks to be performed, the nature of the work environment and the specific disability. For example, does the workplace require switching between standing and sitting work postures or is it a workplace with standing work only?

Finding the right chair

VELA has many years of experience of finding just the right chair so that people with disabilities can continue to work – even when the work primarily involves standing. VELA has a wide range of work chairs which can be adapted to the individual user’s needs. When using a chair for standing work – at the workplace or in the home – it is important to consider whether the chair needs a brake. An office chair with brake and electric lift is an advantage for users with poor balance, for example.

VELA work chairs can be height-adjusted using a gas spring or electrically. This means the chair can be adapted to a number of different users. In addition, height adjustment can be used to ensure good ergonomics at varying work heights. 

You should also take account of whether the user requires armrests, which can provide relief for the arms and make it easier to get into and out of the chair.

The seat, back and armrests can be adjusted so that the user can achieve a good, active, ergonomic work posture, and be able to carry out their tasks.

It is important to look at the type of tasks to be performed, the nature of the work environment, and the specific disability. For example, does the workplace require switching between standing and sitting work postures or is it a workplace with standing work only?

In such cases, a sit to stand lift chair can be a valuable solution, providing the necessary support to switch between positions easily. This kind of lift can help alleviate discomfort and reduce strain, making it easier to perform tasks efficiently and comfortably.

Where do you need the chair?

What our customers say

More than 500.000 happy customers

Can we help you further?

We Speak from Experience

This content is based on over 50 years of development and expertise in VELA Chairs, with a global reach reflected in the sale of over 500,000 chairs worldwide. This page is a collaborative effort with the author.