Social Distancing Waiting Room Chairs

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Social Distancing Waiting Room Chairs
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• As the COVID-19 pandemic continues,
  establishments where patrons are required to wait
  are having to facilitate social distancing to
  help keep staff and visitors safe. In waiting
  rooms with loose chairs this is a relatively
  simple task as chairs can be spaced further apart
  and some chairs removed if necessary, but where
  rows of fixed seating are present, there is a
  reliance on signage and the compliance of
  visitors to prevent people sitting too close to
  each other.
• Whilst many people are taking social distancing
  very seriously, unfortunately there are also many
  who have a blasé attitude and fail to maintain an
  acceptable distance from others. In public spaces
  this can make people feel vulnerable and
  threatened and potentially cause confrontation.

• In healthcare establishments in particular,
  patrons can already be anxious due to the nature
  of their visit, when you add the concern about
  social distancing into the mix this only seeks to
  worsen the situation.

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• Social Distancing Seat Wraps for
• Waiting Room Chairs
• In response to the demand for social distancing
  solutions, there are now several options
  available to organisations with waiting rooms.
  Where seating is fixed and cannot be moved
  around, signage is key to ensure designated seats
  are kept out of use. However, affixing a notice
  to waiting room chairs is not always sufficient
  to prevent patrons from sitting on them.
• This is where products like Social Distancing
  Seat Wraps go beyond a simple sign as they wrap
  neatly around the entire chair, preventing
  patrons from sitting down and clearly identifying
  it as out of use.
• An alternative to Seat Wraps are Seat Blockers
  which sit on top of seat backs. Whilst these
  dont stop patrons from being able to sit on the
  seats, they can act as a clear marker to warn
  against it.

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• Beam seating installation in hospital waiting
  room and examples of social distancing seat wraps
  and seat blockers which can be used to prevent
  designated seats being used.

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Social Distancing Waiting Room Chairs

• Where new waiting rooms are being built or
  existing facilities refurbished, designers are
  looking for more permanent solutions to
  facilitate social distancing. Floor fixed beam
  seating has long been popular as an alternative
  to waiting room chairs in hospital environments
  and now this style of seating has been adapted to
  create individual floor fixed seats.

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• Whilst social distancing is still a
  requirement, waiting room chairs can be fixed at
  the necessary distance apart to ensure it is
  maintained. The floor fixing prevents patrons
  from being able to move seats closer together so
  organisations can be confident that patrons sat
  waiting are kept a suitable distance apart. In
  the future when COVID-19 hopefully becomes a
  thing of the past, additional seats can be
  installed to fill the gaps.

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• Different styles of floor fixing waiting room
  chairs which can be positioned at the required
  distance to facilitate social distance in waiting
  roomsIn addition to aiding social distancing, if
  youre planning to purchase any new waiting room
  chairs, you have the option of antimicrobial
  vinyl upholstery.
• This is already commonly used in hospitals and
  healthcare establishments where infection control
  has always been a key consideration.
• The antimicrobial additives remain active
  throughout the life of the vinyl and the chairs
  can be wiped over and cleaned as required without
  affecting this.

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