{"id":1590,"date":"2021-09-29T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stolcomfort.com\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2025-06-12T15:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:16:08","slug":"24-7-chairs-healthier-working-in-control-centres-and-control-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stolcomfort.com\/en\/24-7-chairs-healthier-working-in-control-centres-and-control-rooms\/","title":{"rendered":"24\/7 chairs: Healthier working in control centres and control rooms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Of course - office work is rarely associated with physical strain. And if someone does dare to complain about back pain or tension, it usually only elicits a tired smile from bricklayers, roofers or farmers. Yet sitting in front of a screen for hours on end has long been a major cause of many chronic illnesses. High blood pressure and cardiovascular problems are just two examples. People who work in control centres or control rooms are particularly at risk. This is because these workplaces have some special features that distinguish them from a normal office job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What characterises the work in control centres or control rooms?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of whether you work in accounting, in sales or as a manager steering the fortunes of the company: every office job requires concentrated work over many hours and is also physically challenging. However, there are professions that have to endure much more stress and pressure <\/strong>- for example, because human lives are at stake or just one mistake would result in serious economic damage. Police officers, firefighters, paramedics and air traffic controllers <\/strong>working in control centres, for example, often have to work in rotating shifts and concentrate on their job even at night. What's more, while employees in the private sector usually have a fixed workplace with their own desk and office chair, teams in control rooms or control centres <\/strong>often share a workstation on a rotating basis. Other special features that characterise work in control rooms and similar facilities are<\/p>\n\n\n\n