| In an unknown company, a celebration event is | | | | recommended for the gripping effect. |
| taking place. Management and coworkers alike are | | | | When purchasing new office chairs as well as |
| gathered watching the great race. In the final lap, | | | | replacement casters for older chairs, due |
| of a 2 lap race, disaster strikes. Chair 4, the Paper | | | | consideration for floor surface type will pay |
| Wad's Chair, blows a caster in the number 4 turn. | | | | dividends in safety and performance. |
| Paper Wads would have won if not for blowing | | | | Taking a moment to inspect the casters on your |
| the caster, and going into a controlled skid, | | | | office chair may save you or another coworker |
| resulting in no injury. The disappointed pit crew | | | | injury. When inspecting casters, stand behind or |
| must now discuss replacement office chair | | | | beside the chair and tip it towards you. Repeat |
| casters in preparation for next year's race and | | | | this process until all wheels have been lifted off |
| preventing another mishap. | | | | the floor, one at a time. There is no need to lift |
| Did this really happen, perhaps some place in an | | | | the entire chair all at once, unless you want and |
| unknown office, it really did. The importance of | | | | can do so without physical injury to yourself. If a |
| this racing incident is simple; don't assume the | | | | wheel drops to the floor, ordering new casters |
| wheels beneath your office chair are in perfect | | | | may be a consideration. |
| working order. Just like your favorite appliances, | | | | Because casters come in a variety of styles and |
| they need regular safety checks and replacement | | | | designs, it is advisable to turn the affected chair |
| parts to keep extending their viability. | | | | over and read the manufacturer's labels. Some |
| In the context of safety, office chairs like most | | | | manufacturers supply information on the bottom |
| office furniture, serve a valuable purpose. It could | | | | of their chairs such as telephone numbers or |
| be quite a strain on the body bending over a desk | | | | websites for replacement parts. In addition, model |
| all day, when a roll around office chair would have | | | | and style information is likely to be available in the |
| been ideal. Desirable as a chair may be, the wrong | | | | same location also. |
| chair in the work area could become a hazard. | | | | If such inspections had been exercised by the |
| When purchasing or replacing casters on existing | | | | Paper Wad's pit crew, they may have succeeded |
| office chairs, consideration should be given to the | | | | in maintaining a three year winning streak. Instead, |
| type of floor surface the chair rolls on. On | | | | victory was had by the Keyboard Clones. If only |
| wooden floors, tile floors and chairmats on carpet, | | | | the Paper Wad's had considered replacement |
| soft polyurethane-bonded wheels are a good idea. | | | | office chair casters, the blue ribbon pizza with |
| If the location has medium to low pile carpet | | | | extra meat and cheese, would be on their table, |
| without chairmats, hard nylon wheels are | | | | rather than cold ham and cheese sandwiches. |
| suggested. For concrete floors, rubber wheels are | | | | That was the second place prize. |