To sit or stand? That seems to be the hot question for many employers today, particularly those in the office environment.
While industrial and service employers have long been embroiled in debate and legal action around the ability for employees to sit at work, office employers and even elementary schools are considering removing seated workstations. So what is an employer to do?
There is actually a longer history to this question than current headlines might suggest. Let's begin with the lessons learned from the "lean" movement in U.S. manufacturing. At a time when U.S. workplace injuries overall were declining, automotive and aerospace manufacturers saw a sharp uptick in injuries.
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