Staff on our laundry team range in height from 4’10” to 5’9”, yet the equipment they use to do their work comes in standardized sizes.

Marta, Kian, Caroline, Demi and Lena spend 90% of their day standing at a table, either folding laundry or pressing name labels onto clothing. Working for extended periods at levels too high or too low puts strain on the lower back and legs and/or on the upper back, resulting in muscle overextension with pain and even decreased mobility. Chris, from our support services team, took on the challenge of finding a way that several employees of different heights could work comfortably at the same work station. Chris attached the base of one of our dining room tables (which can be raised or lowered with a crank handle under the table), under the laundry folding table and - voila - he created a laundry folding table which can be raised on lowered to the comfort level of the person using it. Way to go Chris!! Simple, easy to do, cost effective and ergonomically “work safe”.