International Journal of Safety

The Korean Society of Safety (한국안전학회)
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A Study on 3-D Standard Posture of Korean Adults for VDT Task

  • Choi, Yong-Hyuk (Department of Occupational Health & Safety Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Sik (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Gu (Department of Occupational Health & Safety Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Lee, Seong-Beom (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inje University)
  • Published : 2008.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to extract typical body shape of Korean VDT workers based on the three-dimensional Korean shape data and recommendation supported by Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency during VDT task. Desirable desk heights and chair heights for the selection of the VDT working posture is proposed by analyzing moment, compression and joint shear for lumbar and spine of Korean adult(male and female). The desirable heights for desk and chair can be selected by the least load method during VDT tasks. In the current work the figures of Korean 50th percentile offered by CATIA-HUMAN are used as the average body type of the grown-ups and this research is accomplished with the recommended size of all working attitude such as the height of a monitor except for the height of desk and chair and the degree of watching the monitor.

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