Investigating Hand Anthropometric Dimensions- A Case Study on Office Personnel and Car Mechanics
Hand Anthropometric
Abstract
The present study was aimed to distinguish the effects of work type on hand dimensions and investigate the relationship between anthropometric dimensions and occupation. Methods: The participants included 91 males in two groups, namely 51 manual labor and 40 office employees. The anthropometric data of 12 hand anthropometric dimensions were collected. A simple random method was applied to identify samples. All data were analyzed using SPSS version 18. Results: All the measurements unless manual workers grip diameter were significantly greater than office personnel. The hand perimeter had the greatest value among the 12 measured dimensions while the thickness of the side little finger was the smallest one. In four dimensions, namely width of four fingers together from the central hinge; diameter of thumb to face; diameter of the index finger to face; hand thickness from index finger revealed the availability of a significant difference between manual labor jobs and office workers. Moreover, no significant relation was observed between weight and stature with hand dimension, which represents the correlation between occupation and the four dimensions. Conclusion: The results of this study showed a significant difference between occupational groups in terms of the four dimensions. Therefore, it is suggested that tool designers should consider this finding in their designing process.
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3. García-Cáceres RG, Felknor S, Córdoba JE, Caballero JP, Barrero LH. Hand anthropometry of the Colombian floriculture workers of the Bogota plateau. Int J Ind Ergon.. 2012;42(2):183-98.
4. Chang J, Jung K, Hwang J, Kang Y, Lee S, Freivalds A. Determination of Bicycle Handle Diameters considering Hand Anthropometric Data and User Satisfaction. Proceedings of the Human Factors
and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting; 2010: SAGE Publications.
5. Ran L, Zhang X, Chao C, Liu T, Dong T. Anthropometric Measurement of the Hands of Chinese Children. Digital Human Modeling: Springer. 2009. p. 46-54.
6. Habibi E, Soury S, Hasan Zadeh A. Evaluation of Accuracy and Precision of Two-dimensional Image Processing Anthropometry Software of Hand in Comparison with Manual Method. J Med Signals Sens . 2013;3.(4)
7. Armstrong TJ, Radwin RG, Hansen DJ, Kennedy KW. Repetitive trauma disorders: job evaluation and design. Human Factors: HFES. 1986;28(3):325-36.
8. Mital A, Kilbom A. Design, selection and use of hand tools to alleviate trauma of the upper extremities: Part I—Guidelines for the practitioner. Int J Ind Ergon. 1992;10(1):1-5.
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11. Vyavahare RT, Kallurkar S. Anthropometric and strength data of Indian agricultural workers for equipment design: a review. CIGR Journal. 2012;14(4):102-14.
12. Agrawal K, Singh R, Satapathy K. Anthropometric considerations of farm tools/machinery design for tribal workers of northeastern India. CIGR Journal. 2010;12.(1)
13. Choobineh A, Sani GP, Rohani MS, Pour MG, Neghab M. Perceived demands and musculoskeletal symptoms among employees of an Iranian petrochemical industry. Int J Ind Ergon. 2009;39(5):766-70.
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19. Chuan TK, Hartono M, Kumar N. Anthropometry of the Singaporean and Indonesian populations. Int J Ind Ergon .2010;40(6):757-66.
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25. Vaghefi SHE, Elyasi L, Amirian SR, Vaghefi SE. Anthropometric survey of worker population in Bandar-Abbas. Thrita. 2014;3.(1).
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27. Eksioglu M. Relative optimum grip span as a function of hand anthropometry. Int J Ind Ergon. 2004;34(1):1-12.
28. Yadav R, Tewari V, Prasad N. Anthropometric data of Indian farm workers—a module analysis. Appl. Ergon. 1997;28(1):69-71.
29. Gite L, Yadav B. Anthropometric survey for agricultural machinery design: an Indian case study. Appl. Ergon. 1989;20(3):191-6.
30. Okunribido OO. A survey of hand anthropometry of female rural farm workers in Ibadan, Western Nigeria. Ergonomics. 2000;43(2):282-92.
31. Koley S, Kaur SP. Correlations of handgrip strength with selected hand-arm-anthropometric variables in indian inter-university female volleyball players. Asian. J. Sports. Med. 2011;2(4):220.
32. Chandra A, Chandna P, Deswal S. Analysis of hand anthropometric dimensions of male industrial workers of Haryana state. IJE. 2011;5(3):242-56.
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Kelkanlo R, Kouhnavard B, Falaki SH. Investigating Hand Anthropometric Dimensions- A Case Study on Office Personnel and Car Mechanics. Int J Occup Hyg. 2020;12(3):180-191.
