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Document ID (ISN)30393
CIS number 78-2068
ISSN - Serial title 0014-0139 - Ergonomics
Year 1978
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Nowak E.
Title Determination of the spatial reach area of the arms for workplace design purposes.
Bibliographic information July 1978, Vol.21, No.7, p.493-507. Illus. 16 ref.
Abstract The methods and apparatus used for these studies in 226 men and 204 women are described. The results are expressed as percentile values for the Polish population and are intended as a basis for designing the spatial structures of machines, installations and workplaces.
Descriptors (primary) workplace design; upper extremities; reach distance; anthropometry
Descriptors (secondary) description of equipment; design of equipment; human experiments; sitting posture
Document type -
Subject(s) Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Anthropometry
Ergonomics