Dimensional allowances and allowances for human anthropometric measures resulting from the use of personal protective equipment vs ergonomic work environment Cover Image

Naddatki wymiarowe i naddatki do miar antropometrycznych, wynikające ze stosowania środków ochrony indywidualnej (i odzieży roboczej) a ergonomiczne środowisko pracy
Dimensional allowances and allowances for human anthropometric measures resulting from the use of personal protective equipment vs ergonomic work environment

Author(s): Joanna Szkudlarek, Grzegorz Owczarek
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Keywords: dimensional allowances: anthropometry: ergonomics: personal protective equipment

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the issue of changing external dimensions describing the silhouette of people, related to its equipment with personal protective equipment. Changes in these dimensions were defined as allowances for human anthropometric measures and dimensional allowances resulting from the use of personal protective equipment. Dimensional allowances and allowances for anthropometric measures have been defined and their importance in shaping the ergonomic work environment has been showed.

  • Issue Year: 593/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 20-23
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish