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Workstation Design
ERGONOMICS :: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM :: WORKSTATION DESIGN
Tools/Methods of Workstation
Design
•
Anthropometry
•
Design Guidelines
•
Design Tools
ERGONOMICS :: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM :: WORKSTATION DESIGN
Anthropometry
• Measurement of human
dimensions
• Anthropos = human
• Metrikos = measuring
ERGONOMICS :: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM :: WORKSTATION DESIGN
People Are Different
Age Differences
Height Differences
ERGONOMICS :: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM :: WORKSTATION DESIGN
Anthropometric Data
Dimension, In
50th
68.3
63.2
Body dimension
1. Stature (height)
Sex
Male
Female
5th
63.7
58.9
95th
72.6
67.4
2. Eye height
Male
Female
59.5
54.4
63.9
58.6
68.0
62.7
3. Shoulder height
Female
Male
47.7
52.1
51.6
56.2
55.9
60.0
4. Elbow height
Male
Female
39.4
36.9
43.3
39.8
46.9
42.8
5. Knuckle height
Male
Female
27.5
25.3
29.7
27.6
31.7
29.9
13. Chest depth
Male
Female
8.4
8.4
9.5
9.5
10.9
11.7
ERGONOMICS :: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM :: WORKSTATION DESIGN
Anthropometric Data
Dimension, In
50th
35.7
33.5
Body dimension
6. Height, sitting
Sex
Male
Female
5th
33.1
30.9
95th
38.1
35.7
7. Eye height, sitting
Male
Female
28.6
26.6
30.9
28.9
33.2
30.9
8. Elbow rest height,
sitting
Male
Female
7.5
7.1
9.6
9.2
11.6
11.1
9. Thigh clearance
height
Male
Female
4.5
4.2
5.7
5.4
7.
6.9
10. Knee height, sitting
Male
Female
19.4
17.8
21.4
19.6
23.3
21.5
11. Buttock-knee
distance, sitting
Male
Female
21.3
20.4
23.4
22.4
25.3
24.6
12. Popliteal height,
sitting
Male
Female
15.4
14.0
17.4
15.7
19.2
17.4
ERGONOMICS :: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM :: WORKSTATION DESIGN
Using Anthropometric Data
• Design for the extremes
• Design for an adjustable
range
• Design for the average?
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Design Guidelines
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Posture Definitions
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Affect of Posture on Grip Strength
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Acceptable/Unacceptable
Work Positions
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Effect of Workstation Design
on Posture
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Reach/Work Envelopes
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Reach/Work Envelopes
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Optimal Work Zone
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Work Surface Heights
ERGONOMICS :: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM :: WORKSTATION DESIGN
Work Surface Heights
ERGONOMICS :: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM :: WORKSTATION DESIGN
What does the worker need to
know from this presentation?
ERGONOMICS :: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM :: WORKSTATION DESIGN