Sizing and fit of fall-protection harnesses

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1233-1258

  Hsiao, Hongwei ^a   Bradtmiller, Bruce ^b   Whitestone, Jennifer ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Anthrotech   (United States)

^c TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

3 D scans; Anthropometry; Construction; Full body harness; Size

Indexed keywords

HEALTH HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; PERSONNEL;

CALIPERS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STANDING; SUSPENSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUNTEER; WHOLE BODY SCANNER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041785460     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130310001593595     Document Type: Article

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