Standing Ovation

Standing Ovation Academy

What standing work does to a body

Of all employees in the Netherlands, 60% have musculoskeletal complaints. Almost a quarter of all work-related days of absence stem from this.

In the Academy we explain how that happens, how to spot it before anyone calls in sick, and what you can do about it. Written for employers, managers, HR and occupational health professionals — with sources included, so you can take it forward in your own organisation.

Source: TNO and CBS, Netherlands Working Conditions Survey 2024

Articles

Kitchen line where staff work standing up for hours
5 minutes

Prolonged standing: where is the limit?

What happens in the body during standing work, and which hourly norm applies.

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Production hall with workstations where people work standing for long periods
6 minutes

Spotting physical complaints before anyone reports them

What you see as a manager, once you know what to look for.

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Shop floor with several set-ups above the workstations
7 minutes

How do you prevent physical overload on the shop floor?

Five steps, from free to investment.

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We are expanding the Academy step by step.

Media

See how it works

All the videos together: from what prolonged standing does to a body to the harness, the safety features and the story of the founders. The subtitles are part of the picture.

Meebewegen langs je hele werkplekDe mobiliteitsbeugel in een professionele keuken: hoe je je vrij door de ruimte beweegt terwijl rug en benen worden ontlast.
Harnas en veiligheidHet harnas en de veiligheidsvoorzieningen van de mobiliteitsbeugel.
ArbeidsongeschiktheidWat langdurig staand werk met het lichaam doet, en wat ondersteuning daaraan verandert.
PerspectiefOndersteuning tijdens staand werk, van de eerste klachten tot het behoud van werk.
Interview met de oprichtersNederlandse versie, gemaakt door Standing Ovation Nederland. Beeldmateriaal uit een Duitse televisie-uitzending, gebruikt met toestemming. De tekst is door ons ingesproken en aangepast aan de Nederlandse situatie.
Close-up of the mobility support with adjustable saddle on the traverse rail

From practice

Two workplaces, two set-ups

Theory is one thing. This is what it looks like in reality: in a kitchen an X-Y system, because a chef has to move in all directions. In a production hall a free-standing gantry, because overhead cranes run above the shop floor.

The chef The trailer company

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Checklist: physical strain in standing work

Five questions to ask before anyone calls in sick.

Two pages with the hourly norm, the signals you can observe as a manager and the questions to ask before the first complaint. Work through it for one department or one post; allow half an hour.

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The Standing Ovation saddle on the curved tube of the mobility support

The solution

What Standing Ovation comes down to: a height-adjustable saddle on a curved tube. You sit on it, the system takes over part of your weight, and you carry on moving through the room as usual — with both hands free.

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A question about your shop floor?

Knowledge is a start. The answer to whether this suits your work comes on your own shop floor: we come by, watch along and let you try it out.

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