NDLI: Anthropometric data for equipment design in Small Island Developing States

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Victoire, M.V. Venkannah, S.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Mech. & Production Eng., Univ. of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius (Victoire, M.V.; Venkannah, S.)
Abstract	Small Island Developing States (SIDS) like Mauritius have the technical expertise and facilities to design and manufacture equipment for local companies. Anthropometric indicators from the Ergonomists, ISO14738:2002 and ISO15534-3:2000 are being used which may not be appropriate. A research has been carried out to compare the anthropometric values obtained from a Mauritian company with the international sources for the design of particular equipment before making recommendations on what data source will be appropriate for SIDS. Based on workspace design principles, the $5^{th}$ percentile is used for reach and the work surface height. The $50^{th}$ percentile is used for visibility requirements and the $95^{th}$ percentile is used for clearance necessity. The 5th and 95th percentiles were calculated from the normal distribution obtained so that the workstation suits at least 90 percent of the users and the 50th percentile was also determined. The percentiles for the reach and eye height for the local population were seen to differ by more than 10 percent while this was less for the stature and elbow height as compared to data obtained from ISO 14738:2002 and ISO 15534-3: 2000. Thus it is strongly recommended that the design and manufacture of equipment for the local companies takes into consideration the anthropometry of the local population.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	8
File Size	625085
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781479960651
DOI	10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093913
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-03-03
Publisher Place	United Arab Emirates
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Reach ISO standards Anthropometry Companies Statistics Mauritius Design Workstation Stature Eye ISO 14738:2002 Sociology ISO 15534-3:2000 Workstations Elbow
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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