Standing for long periods, particularly on hard floors, induces fatigue and reduces productivity. Cold and damp underfoot conditions will also increase standing discomfort. For staff dealing with aircraft wheels at British Airways' engineering/maintenance facility within Heathrow airport, this problem has been overcome by equipping each work station with a module of Zed Chex to provide anti fatigue relief and to create a resilient underfoot surface. This helps to reduce physical problems of progressive bone damage, varicose veins, poor circulation and water retention, as well as back problems.

Heronair matting

Greater awareness of the benefits of anti fatigue floorcoverings is partly the result of Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and Trades Union efforts to improve the welfare of employees.  On site research of anti fatigue matting installations confirms a measurable increase in productivity, particularly in the manufacturing, retail and service industries.