Department of Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.
Hum Factors. 2010 Dec;52(6):643-62. doi: 10.1177/0018720810383012.
The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether conventional anthropometric databases of the U.S. general population are applicable to the population of U.S. electric utility field-workers.
On the basis of anecdotal observations, field-workers for electric power utilities were thought to be generally taller and larger than the general population. However, there were no anthropometric data available on this population, and it was not known whether the conventional anthropometric databases could be used to design for this population.
For this study, 3 standing and II sitting anthropometric measurements were taken from 187 male field-workers from three electric power utilities located in the upper Midwest of the United States and Southern California. The mean and percentile anthropometric data from field-workers were compared with seven well-known conventional anthropometric databases for North American males (United States, Canada, and Mexico).
In general, the male field-workers were taller and heavier than the people in the reference databases for U.S. males. The field-workers were up to 2.3 cm taller and 10 kg to 18 kg heavier than the averages of the reference databases.
This study was justified, as it showed that the conventional anthropometric databases of the general population underestimated the size of electric utility field-workers, particularly with respect to weight.
When designing vehicles and tools for electric utility field-workers, designers and ergonomists should consider the population being designed for and the data from this study to maximize safety, minimize risk of injuries, and optimize performance.
本研究的主要目的是确定美国普通人群的常规人体测量数据库是否适用于美国电力行业外勤人员。
根据传闻观察，电力公司的外勤人员普遍比普通人群更高大、更健壮。然而，针对该人群没有人体测量数据，也不知道是否可以使用常规人体测量数据库来为该人群设计。
本研究从美国中西部和南加州的三家电力公司中选取了 187 名男性外勤人员，对他们进行了 3 项站立和 11 项坐姿人体测量。将外勤人员的平均和百分位数人体测量数据与七个著名的北美男性常规人体测量数据库（美国、加拿大和墨西哥）进行了比较。
一般来说，男性外勤人员比美国男性参考数据库中的人群更高大、更重。外勤人员比参考数据库的平均值高 2.3 厘米，重 10 到 18 公斤。
本研究是合理的，因为它表明，普通人群的常规人体测量数据库低估了电力行业外勤人员的体型，尤其是在体重方面。
当为电力行业外勤人员设计车辆和工具时，设计师和人体工程学家应考虑所设计的人群，并参考本研究的数据，以最大程度地提高安全性、降低受伤风险并优化性能。
