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Chehr Publishing Co., Shiraz, Iran, 2001.(Persian)Ībdoli-Eramaki M. Anthropometric Evaluation of the Crèches Children Furniture in Turkey. (Persian)īarli Ö, Sari RM, Elmali D, Aydintan E. Static anthropometric dimensions of workers 60-20 years old workers from six Iranian races. Ministry of health and medical Education, department of health, health and work environment 2006. Occupational health statistics for the year 2006. 5th ed, Nashr-e-Markaz Book Publishing Media, Tehran, Iran, 2008. Ergonomics in practice: Selected ergonomics topics. The comparisons of anthropometric characteristics among four peoples in East Asia. Tehran Mad publisher, Tehran, Iran, 1996. Human anthropometry ergonomics and design. Sex differences in anthropometry for school furniture design. Review the appropriateness of the city's elementary school students with anthropometric dimensions, table and bench in the 88-78 years. An analysis of biomechanical and anthropometric parameters on classroom furniture de sign. 2nd ed, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Press, Sari, Iran, 1997. Foot Anthropometry by Digital Photography and the importance of its application in Boot Design. Applied Ergonomics 20, 191}196.Mortazavi SB, Kanani M, Khavanin A, Mirzaei R, Rasoolzadeh Y, Mansourizadeh M, Mohseni M. Bodyspace * Anthropometry, Ergonomics and theĭesign of Work, 2nd Edition. Testing Group, University of Nottingham, University Park, Institute for Occupational Ergonomics, Product Safety and With translation the provision of data on non-Western/Northern populations are overdue and very welcome. While working, standing and even while sitting', theseĭespite some serious omissions and possible problems &ungainlyĪnd abnormal postures are usually adopted in general Text may be due to translation, (ectomorphs. Suitcase height) and some spurious explanations of individual di!erences. There are some simplistic examples of ergonomic design (watch straps and (and about half of the book) are dedicated to an introduction to the principles of anthropometry, anthropometric Would be very much of interest for a country as geographically and culturally diverse as India.Ī second major concern is the introductory and background text which accompanies the data. Regional or socio-economic background, all of which There is no analysis of interobserver reliability, or di!erences due to gender, age, Subjects yet the subject numbers measured for each dimension are not given. States that not all measurements were carried out on all Is described simply a s 20 years and over. The upper age limit of the subjects is not given, the sample Survey * people were measured in 23 locations around While the data are notĬlaimed to be a national representative, there is onlyĪ super"cial description of the sample, which is a shameĬonsidering the extent of the geographical spread of the However, there are some major weaknesses in the book.īasic information that should be supplied with any anthropometric data has been omitted, for instance, the The tables of data are clear and easy to use. These data are well over-due, and of particular interestĪre the dimensions relating to sitting cross-legged and &designs that once suited the British population are being Into India is based on foreign body dimensions and that TheĪuthor points out that most of the technology coming TheĪvailability of data on a wider sample will be well received by designers both within and outside India. (1989), who measured just 39 agricultural workers. Workers (Pheasant, 1999) on the data of Gite and Yadav Pheasant based his estimates for Indian agricultural More than one or two regions of the country. Now, very few data have been available, particularly from It is anĪdmirable achievement that the collection of the dataĪnd the publication of the book has been possible. Population, which until now has been scarce. The book is a valuable source of data on this A national sample of nearly 1000 adults fromĪround India were measured, producing data on 290ĭimensions. This book is the result of a six-year study to produceĪn anthropometric data-set on the adult, Indian population. Indian anthropometric dimensions for ergonomic designĭebkumar Chakrabati (Ed.) National Institute ofĭesign, Ahmedabad 380 007, India, 1997, p.
