As an employer you are aware that most office task seating is only rated to 250 pounds. You get special heavy duty chairs to manage your risk and protect your big workers from injury.

But are you protecting your big customers and patients?

Medical, Dental and Chiropractic offices all have waiting room seating. These chairs are also rated to only 250 pounds. 

Bloomfield, Connecticut chair builder Lesro has attractive, affordable waiting room seating  for clients from 350 to 750 pounds.

 

 

For about $350 you can get a stylish 400-pound rated waiting room chair that ships quickly in a wide range of designer fabrics.

Check out Lesro and you won't have to risk your heavy clients with wimpy chairs.

Navasota, Texas manufacturer Ergogenesis brings comfort and active ergonomics to the big and tall.

BodyBilt seating by Ergogenesis has 500lb-test task seating with all the options usually available only on 250lb models.

The BodyBilt S2504 and S3504 can be ordered with inflatable lumbar supports, multi-function mechanisms and 14 different arm configurations. 

 

 

 

     Give us a call to build your BodyBilt.

 

 

Many businesses find California's rapidly growing Sitonit is just the ticket for everyday task seating.

Reasonable prices, a no-quibble lifetime warranty, and quick shipment make the Sitonit @Work and TR2 two of America's most sat on.

 

 

 

 

 

@Work             TR2

The @Work and TR2 also come in Heavy Duty versions. They look exactly the same as their regular chairs. A stronger mechanism makes them good for loads up to 350lbs.

The HD option adds about 60 bucks to the base price.

Employers know they can't discriminate based on race, gender or age. But what about size?

Check out the Boston Globe article about the changing world of size discrimination. 

Bariatric is not a Balkans resort destination. Bariatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with obesity.

Extremely heavy individuals might need a chair that supports more than 500 pounds. Domore has been making heavy-weight seating for 30 years.

Their XXL task chair rates up to 700 pounds.

The extra beef isn't cheap. The XXL sells for around $2,800. But when you need it . . . you need it.

 

 

Getting your heavy employees into the right chair requires tack and sensitivity. Check out this FM Link article for help.

Kansas City's Cramer makes heavy duty chairs for tough environments. Better known as the manufacturer of the ubiquitous Kick-Step stool, Cramer claims to to have introduced the first ergonomic office chair in 1935.

With their Triton and Triton Max models, Cramer has earned a significant share of the tough-duty market, providing seating for factories, labs, police and fire and dispatch centers that are used 24/7.

Cramer's new Ever series offers field-replaceable seat and back cushions that attach to a rugged frame that is designed to last for . . .gulp . . . ever.

Three sizes of cushions fit on the universal cast aluminum frame, and all support users up to 400 lbs.

Is the Ever immortal? That remains to be seen. The Ever just started shipping this month. Cramer warranty's the Ever for 15 years of three-shift use.

The Ever's price ranges from $500 to $900.

 

I ran across this You Tube video that demonstrates what can happen if you give a heavy employee an undersized work chair.

This is actually a mean office prank but it shows exactly what can happen if you don't pay attention to the weight limits on your office seating.

View the video here.

You know your plus-size employees would be more comfortable and productive in a chair that fits. But you are risking more than comfort by overloading standard office chairs?

Most office chairs are designed to support loads of less than 250 pounds. 

If you have worker who weighs more than 250 you could be risking a chair catastrophe that can get really expensive. Lost work hours, insurance hits and lawsuits are common when a chair collapses. 

Getting an appropriately sized chair for your big workers is the best prevention. Money well spent to minimize your risk.

Many "regular" chairs (250 lb weight limit) can work for users 6'3" and taller. Task chair manufacturers like HON, Sitonit and 9to5 seating all offer options tailored for the tall.

Tall users generally like a higher back and a deeper seat. A seat depth adjustment, that is an add-on to the various ergonomic control mechanisms, allows the seat to move forward away form the back 2 to 3 inches. This gives the extra depth tall people want without going to the "big guy" chair option.