Height Adjustable Office Desks – Sit-Stand Desks

Commercial sit stand office desks are perfect if you’re looking to fit your Melbourne offices out with height adjustable workstations.

Selectric is an electric height adjustable sit stand office desk fully certified to AFRDI Furntech for commercial office workstation installations, offering the user great flexibility to accommodate standing and sitting work postures with the easy of a simple switch.

The Selectric utilises European technology, constructed with a sturdy steel frame and powered by twin motor drives, maximum height is achieved via three sections of telescopic legs. These electric sit stand desks utilises Electric Smart-E2 control to allow the user to easily adjust the worktop height to their individual preference.

adjustable-desks-aBuilt-In Functions & Features of Selectric Height Adjustable Desk Tables:

  • Safety Function
  • Overload/Overheat Protection
  • Safety Isolating Transformer
  • Oft Stop/Start Function
  • On/Off Switch for Main Power
  • Frame load max 120kg equally divided
  • Available with 2-Button remote controller or with a Master remote controller
  • 2- Button remote controller with simple Up/Down control at a push of a button
  • Master remote control has the added feature of pre-setting three positions and has a digital height display
  • Remote controllers come with a 1.8 meter cable with input plug
  • Height Range starts from 650mm up to 1300mm High
  • 2 Year Manufacturer’s Warranty
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Available Sizes & Finishes:

  • Height range from 650mm up to 1300mm high standing desk
  • Suits table top lengths from 1200mm up to 2400mm Long
  • Suits table top Depths from 750mm up to 1200mm Deep
  • Table tops can be 18mm thick or 25mm thick
  • Table tops come in a wide range of Laminex and Formica Colour finishes
  • Frames available in White Powdercoat

Adjustable Sit Stand Desks for Melbourne Offices

adjustable-desks-dAdvantages of a sit and stand desk:

  • Allows you to change your posture regularly (sitting and standing every 30 mins conforms to current OH&S principles with regard to changing posture every 30 mins)
  • Reduced cardiovascular disease
  • Reduced incidents of the neck and back pain
  • Increased work productivity
  • Improved mood states

*Please see below for further information and references

Why is sitting less better for your health?

Adults who sit less throughout the day have a lower risk of early death-particularly from cardiovascular disease. (1.)

Switching between sitting and standing offers the body movement, and movement is the key to computing comfort. Why? One reason is likely because motion facilitates blood flow to carry oxygen and nutrients to joints and tissues so we stay energised while working. This is especially true when using large muscle groups, like those involved in standing. (2.)

What is recommended at work?

A 2011 study published by the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention shows prolonged sitting is reduced when workers are equipped with sit-stand workstations and office desks. Among other things, increased standing among participants improved mood states and reduced incidents of the neck and back pain. (3.)

Accommodating your Staff

While alternating between sitting and standing, as supported by research, is better for your health, it’s important regardless to provide options for your staff. Providing both a sitting and standing option for your staff is important because it shows you’ve considered accommodating everyone’s working style. While some staff members work better sitting, others are more productive standing and providing electric sit-stand desks solves this issue easily.

Tips to reduce your sitting time: (4.)

  • Use a height adjustable desk so you can work standing and sitting
  • Stand and take a break from your computer every 30 minutes
  • Take breaks in sitting time in long meetings
  • Stand to greet a visitor to your workplace
  • Use the stairs
  • Stand during phone calls
  • Walk to your colleagues’ desk instead of phoning or emailing
  • Drink more water – going to the water cooler and toilet will break up sitting time
  • Eat your lunch away from your desk
  • Stand at the back of the room during presentations

*References:

(1) Heart Foundation – ‘Sitting less for Adults’

(2) Comfortable Computing Initiative ‘Why stand’

(3) Centres for Disease Control (CDC) Study: The take a Stand Project

(4) Heart Foundation ‘Sitting less for adults’