DESIGNING ERGONOMIC POST-COVID-19 SCHOOL FURNITURE
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چکیده
nappropriately designed classroom furniture that does not take children’s anthropometric measurements into account has a negative effect on musculoskeletal systems. In this study, which kept Covid-19 pandemic policies in mind, students’ static dimensions were measured and their descriptive statistics calculated, using mean, standard deviation, percentiles, statistical tests, including the t-test one-way ANOVA. A new design for ergonomically oriented primary school students is proposed takes consideration safety, health, well-being, post-Covid-19 policies. Given results of managements must consider gender age students, policies/protocols when procuring furniture. Keywords Ergonomic design; furniture; students; COVID.
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2224-7890', '1012-277X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7166/33-2-2515