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Document ID (ISN)52404
CIS number 89-1735
ISSN - Serial title 0014-0139 - Ergonomics
Year 1988
Convention or series no.
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
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Clothing and finished textile products industry