Applied anthropometry for common industrial settings design: Working and ideal manual handling heights

Photogrammetry procedures applied to anthropometry.

This study aims to evaluate the reliability and establish procedures for the use of digital photogrammetry in anthropometric measurements of the human hand. The methodology included the construction of a platform to allow the placement of the hand always equivalent to a distance of the camera lens and to annul the effects of parallax. We developed a software to perform the measurements from the...

Assessment and design of industrial manual handling to reduce physical ergonomics hazards – use and development of assessment tools

Despite efforts of reducing harmful physical ergonomics exposures related to manual handling operations, the occurrence of hazardous exposures such as heavy or repetitive manual handling, non-neutral postures and hand-arm and whole-body vibrations is high in many occupational sectors. These physical ergonomics exposures are considered to substantially contribute to a large proportion of work re...

Study of low back pain intensity and disability index among manual material handling workers of a tile and ceramic industrial unit, Iran (2016)

Background: The revised National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) lifting equation (RNLE) is commonly used for risk assessment of manual handling, and can estimate low back pain (LBP) biomechanical stressors of lifting and/or lowering of loads. The aim of this study was to evaluate manual material handling by using the RNLE, LBP, and LBP disability index (LBPDI) among worker...

New Ways of Working for Applied Psychologists in Health and Social Care Settings

Anthropometry for design for the elderly.

This paper presents anthropometric data on elderly people in Australia. Data were collected in the metropolitan city of Sydney, NSW, Australia. In all 171 elderly people (males and females, aged 65 years and above) took part in the study. Mean values, standard deviations, medians, range, and coefficients of variation for the various body dimensions were estimated. Correlation coefficients were ...