• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.1151-1154
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 표면 돌출형태가 상이한 작업장 피로예방용 매트를 이용하여 선자세로 작업 시, 작업자의 생리적 반응을 통하여 매트사용에 따른 그들의 피로감의 변화를 알아보았다. 실험은 건강한 성인 남자 9명을 대상으로 EEG(Fp1, Fp2), ECG, EMG, SKT, 혈류량, 주관적 평가에 대하여 2종(WSM-PA3, WSM-PB3)의 표면 돌출형태가 상이한 피로예방용 매트에서 작업 전후 10분간과 작업 중 120분간 측정하였다. 작업은 단순반복의 수작업으로 실시하였다. 그 결과, WSM-PB3에 비하여 WSM-PA3 사용 시, $\alpha$파의 좌뇌 변동리듬 경사도와 쾌적도는 유의하게 증가(p＜0.05), RRI는 유의하게 감소(p＜0.05), 척추세움근의 주파수는 소폭으로 감소, 발등부의 피부온도는 유의하게 소폭으로 증가(P＜0.05), 하퇴 후면의 혈류량은 유의하게 증가(p＜0.05)하였다. 반면, 주관적 피로감 평가에서는 조건간 유의차가 나타나지 않았다. 이상의 결과에서 WSM-PB3에 비하여 WSM-PA3 사용이 선 자세로 반복작업하는 작업자의 피로예방에 긍정적 역할을 담당하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.157-165
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• 2007

The Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) can be occurred by various factors such as repetition, forceful exertions and awkward postures. Especially, occurrences of the WMSDs on the waist and lower limb are reported in workplaces, demanded standing postures for a long time, in service and manufacturing industry. The static and standing postures without movement for a long time increase work loads to the lower limb and the waist. Accordingly, anti-fatigue mat or anti-fatigue insole is used as a preventing device of the WMSDs. However anti-fatigue mats are limited in space and movement. In this study, multi-elastic insoles are designed and shown the effects of the workload reduction for a long time under the standing work. The foot pressures and EMG (Electromyography) are measured at 0 hour and after 2 hours by 6 health students in their twenties. The 6 prototype insoles are designed with three elastic (Low, Medium and High). These insoles are compared with no insole (insole type 7) as control group. The EMG measurement was conducted to waist (erector spinae muscle), thigh (vastus lateralis muscle) and calf (gastrocnemius muscle). The foot pressure is analyzed by mean pressure value and the EMG analysis is investigated through MF (Median Frequency), MPF (Mean Power Frequency) and ZCR (Zero Crossing Rate). The results of the foot pressure show that the multi-elastic insoles had smaller foot pressure value than that of no-insole. Moreover, Insole 2 and Insole 3 have the smallest increasing rate in foot pressure. The EMG results show that the multi-elastic insoles had smaller EMG shift value than that of no-insole in 2 hour, and then shift value shows the smallest value in Insole 2. Therefore, this study presents that the multi-elastic insoles have reducing effects of the work load for a long time standing work in both side of foot pressure and EMG.