Sung Peng-Cheng
a Department of Industrial Engineering and Management , Chaoyang University of Technology , Taichung , Taiwan, ROC.
Ergonomics. 2014;57(10):1512-25. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2014.933888. Epub 2014 Jul 3.
This study examined the effects of glovebox gloves for 11 females on maximum grip and key pinch strength and on contact forces generated from simulated tasks of a roller, a pair of tweezers and a crescent wrench. The independent variables were gloves fabricated of butyl, CSM/hypalon and neoprene materials; two glove thicknesses; and layers of gloves worn including single, double and triple gloving. CSM/hypalon and butyl gloves produced greater grip strength than the neoprene gloves. CSM/hypalon gloves also lowered contact forces for roller and wrench tasks. Single gloving and thin gloves improved hand strength performances. However, triple layers lowered contact forces for all tasks. Based on the evaluating results, selection and design recommendations of gloves for three hand tools were provided to minimise the effects on hand strength and optimise protection of the palmar hand in glovebox environments.
To improve safety and health in the glovebox environments where gloves usage is a necessity, this study provides recommendations for selection and design of glovebox gloves for three hand tools including a roller, a pair of tweezers and a crescent wrench based on the results discovered in the experiments.
本研究考察了11名女性使用手套箱手套对最大握力、关键捏力以及在模拟滚筒、镊子和月牙扳手任务中产生的接触力的影响。自变量包括由丁基橡胶、氯磺化聚乙烯/氯丁二烯橡胶和氯丁橡胶材料制成的手套；两种手套厚度；以及佩戴的手套层数，包括单层、双层和三层手套。氯磺化聚乙烯/氯丁二烯橡胶手套和丁基橡胶手套产生的握力比氯丁橡胶手套更大。氯磺化聚乙烯/氯丁二烯橡胶手套还降低了滚筒和扳手任务中的接触力。单层手套和薄手套提高了手部力量表现。然而，三层手套降低了所有任务中的接触力。基于评估结果，提供了三种手动工具手套的选择和设计建议，以尽量减少对手部力量的影响，并在手套箱环境中优化对手掌的保护。
为了提高在必须使用手套的手套箱环境中的安全性和健康状况，本研究根据实验结果为三种手动工具（包括滚筒、镊子和月牙扳手）的手套箱手套的选择和设计提供了建议。
