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Female hand dimensions and guarding of machines

1980; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 23; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00140138008924720

1366-5847

B. T. DAVIES, A. ABADA, K.L. Benson, Alan J. Courtney, I. MINTO,

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Abstract An anthropometric study of female hands was carried out on 92 subjects. The twenty-eight measurements that were taken were those thought to be useful for the design of machinery and machine guards. The recommended dimensions for opening in fixed guards, BSS304:1975 and DIN 3100'Part 1, 1976, were found to be sufficiently small to prevent access to dangerous parts by all hands measured in this survey.