Sizing Up Australia: How Contemporary is the Anthropometric Data Australian Designers Use
April 29, 2009 | Levent OZLER
The Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has released a research report on the occupational health and safety (OHS) implications of accurate data for the design of Australian workplaces.
The accuracy of anthropometric data is an emerging issue that is a focus of research for the ASCC.
Anthropometric data are the measurements of the human body form used by designers to represent the human shape and size in the design of workplaces.
The report, Sizing Up Australia: How contemporary is the anthropometric data Australian designers use investigates what anthropometric data is being used by designers of workplace equipment and products and assesses whether this data reflects the contemporary Australian workforce.
more: safeworkaustralia.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/95EED167-56D (104)
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