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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 52404 |
CIS number |
89-1735 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0014-0139 - Ergonomics |
Year |
1988 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Yu C.Y., Keyserling W.M., Chaffin D.B. |
Title |
Development of a work seat for industrial sewing operations: results of a laboratory study |
Bibliographic information |
1988, Vol.31, No.12, p.1765-1786. Illus. Bibl. |
Abstract |
A hydraulically adjustable chair with 7 independent variables - seat height, seat angle, seat rocking, seat swivel, back-rest height and back-rest angle - was constructed to evaluate comfort and biomechanical factors relevant to the design of a chair for industrial sewing operations. The purpose of this investigation was to determine which of these factors were significant. Two female subjects attended eight 6-hour experimental sessions. The results indicate that to accommodate 90% of the female population, the seat height should be adjustable in the range 51-61cm, the back-rest distance adjustable in the range 10-15cm (measured from the centre of the back-rest to the centre of the seat-pan), the back-rest height should be fixed at 25cm (measured from the centre of the back-rest to the centre of the seat-pan), and the seat allowed to swivel freely. |
Descriptors (primary) |
sewing; clothing industry; seats |
Descriptors (secondary) |
sex-linked differences; ergonomic evaluation |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Textile and clothing industries
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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Browse category(ies) |
Clothing and finished textile products industry
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