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Ergonomics and Anthropometrics Module

Ergonomics and Anthropometrics Module. Ergonomics is the science of making the work environment safer and more comfortable for workers using design and anthropometric data. . Ergonomics and Anthropometrics Module.

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Ergonomics and Anthropometrics Module

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  1. Ergonomics andAnthropometrics Module • Ergonomics is the science of making the work environment safer and more comfortable for workers using design and anthropometric data.

  2. Ergonomics andAnthropometrics Module • Anthropometrics is the comparative study of human body measurements and properties.

  3. Ergonomics andAnthropometrics Module How do each of these affect how you hold things?

  4. Ergonomics andAnthropometrics Module • Not everybody has the same body sizes. • We are all different in some way(s) • How do you compare to the people sat around you who are the same age as you?

  5. Ergonomics andAnthropometrics Module • If you look at your hand and another persons. • Are the sizes shown on this diagram the same for both of you?

  6. Ergonomics andAnthropometrics Module • Anthro·pom·etry.  This is the branch of ergonomics that deals with body shape and size.

  7. Ergonomics andAnthropometrics Module • Ergo·nom·ics.  Ergonomics is about 'fit': the fit between people, the things they do, the objects they use and the environments they work, travel and play in.

  8. Ergonomics andAnthropometrics Module • How do the things you use everyday get to be the sizes and shapes that they are?

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