The influence of gender and individual differences on risks of injury due to layout in assembly work

L. W. O'Sullivan; T. J. Gallwey

doi:10.1243/0954405011519114

The influence of gender and individual differences on risks of injury due to layout in assembly work

L. W. O'Sullivan, T. J. Gallwey

University of Limerick

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Abstract

This paper examines variation in elbow and shoulder joint angles between genders for a simulated light assembly task within normal reach at three bin distances. Joint angle ranges were estimated for 5th, 50th and 95th percentile values pooled from males and females for each of the 17 task elements. Large differences in risk levels were found between the 5th and 95th percentile estimates. Male elbow angles were smaller than the females', but the male shoulder angles were greater than the females', on average. These results have important implications for workplace design.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1475-1478
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture
Volume	215
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1243/0954405011519114
Publication status	Published - 2001

Keywords

Elbow
Gender
Injuries
Layout
Repetitive strain injury (rsi)
Shoulder
Variation

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