Constructing New Harness Fit Charts Using 3D Anthropometric Information

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• Personal Author:
  Guan J ; Hsiao H ; Kau T ; Spahr J ; Whisler R ; Zwiener J
• Description:
  The harness manufacturing industry has a pressing need to update harness fit charts to accommodate diverse workforces in the construction industry as well as in supporting new roles for women in the workforce. This paper presents an improved harness sizing system for vest-type harness-design applications. Three dimensional (3D) torso-scan data from 108 women and 108 men were obtained using a 3D whole-body scanning system. Human-harness interfaces, both in static and suspended forms, were digitally captured. A combination of weight, height, gender, and 3D information for upper and lower torso regions yielded a logistic regression model that correctly classified 96% of the participants to their best fit size in a validation test. The outcomes suggested the replacement of the current 4-size system with a new system that contains 2 sizes for females and 3 sizes for males. Two approaches to determine the adjustment range for each critical harness component for each harness size were proposed for harness designers to consider. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Ergonomics Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Anthropometry Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-workers Equipment-design Harnesses Height-factors Mathematical-models Weight-factors
• ISBN:
  9780415374484
• ISSN:
  0267-4718
• Publisher:
  Taylor and Francis, UK
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028116
• Citation:
  Contemporary ergonomics 2005: proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics, April 4-7, 2005, Hertfordshire, England. Bust PD, McCabe PT, eds. London: Taylor and Francis, 2005 Apr; :3-7
• Contact Point Address:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Safety Research, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Editor(s):
  Bust PD; McCabe PT
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Traumatic Injuries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Contemporary ergonomics 2005: proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics, April 4-7, 2005, Hertfordshire, England
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:18ace9404402e4861056cfe2c0cdfd88bc44bc1a271a2467d5222f46c06d63ce3f4f7b4f58cb9d500bf517c3db6ac9b8868789764512459cd0218b3d733fb6a6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189788/cdc_189788_DS1.pdf
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