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What are Hands Free Foot
Rests?
Hands Free Foot Rests are foot rests that can be adjusted
in height without requiring the use of your hands.
In other words these are foot rests that do not require
you to bend down and press a button, pull a lever, or
reconfigure the rest in order to adjust the height of the
foot platform (i.e. the platform where your
feet rest). Instead these type of foot rests can be
adjusted with your foot, keeping your hands free and
allowing you to not interrupt your activity when all you
need is a simple adjustment of your foot rest.
What Type of Activities / Occupations Require or
Benefit from Hands Free Foot Rests?
There are a variety of activities and occupations where
people need a foot rest which needs to be height
adjustable without the use of the hands. These
include:
- People Who Perform Work at High Counters Such As
- Bank Tellers
- Lab Workers
- Food Preparation (Sous Chefs, etc.)
- People Who Use Drafting Stools and Prefer to Not
"Hook" Their Legs Back to Use a Footring
- Musicians - Especially Guitar Players
What are the Problems with Using Your
Hands to Adjust Your Foot Rest?
Foot Rests in most cases are located on the floor, where
they can get dirty and covered in not just dust, but
grime and other particulate material from the floor
(rotting / dried out food particles, hair, bacteria,
etc.). Even common items can pose an Occupational
Health concern when reaching down to the floor level to
adjust your foot rest with your hands (often under a
desk or in a unlit area), such as oddly bent
staples/paperclips, thin shards of plastic, and
splinters of wood. Your hands will potentially be
exposed to these materials (or get cut, scratched or
injured), and then you will bring them back up into your
primary work area. Just as you tell your children
to not run their fingers along the underside of a 2x4 on
a fence (as there could be nests, webbing, splinters,
exposed rusted nails, etc., greater care has to be taken
with your hands when reaching down to the floor as
opposed to your desktop or countertop.
Where Can I Find Hands Free Foot Rests?
One good web site that has a collection of these products
in one convenient place can be found here:
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