Ashizawa K, Okada A, Kouchi M, Horino S, Kikuchi Y
Laboratory of Growth and Ergonomics, Otsuma Women's University, Tokyo, Japan.
J Hum Ergol (Tokyo). 1994 Jun;23(1):73-80.
Despite the growing importance of human interface design, and despite the growing number of working women, no considerations have been given to women's working spaces and tools. Their designs are based on men's anthropometrical data, and this does not assure safety and amenity of women's working environments. Moreover, few data on women's body measurements are available. The Research Institute of Human Engineering for Quality Life is carrying out an ergonomic anthropometrical study on a large number of Japanese people to create a database for industrial use. The fee for the use of these data is, however, making it very difficult to profit from their acquisition. Therefore, we conducted an anthropometrical study for industrial design use on middle-aged female subjects, who are in the most difficult age group to access. This report should be useful in designing working spaces and tools for women as laborers as well as users.
尽管人机界面设计的重要性日益凸显，且职业女性数量不断增加，但女性的工作空间和工具却未得到任何考量。其设计基于男性人体测量数据，这无法确保女性工作环境的安全性和舒适性。此外，关于女性身体尺寸的数据也很少。人类工程学改善生活质量研究所正在对大量日本人进行人体工程学人体测量研究，以创建一个供工业使用的数据库。然而，使用这些数据的费用使得获取数据并从中获利变得非常困难。因此，我们针对中年女性受试者进行了一项用于工业设计的人体测量研究，她们是最难获取数据的年龄组。本报告对于为作为劳动者和使用者的女性设计工作空间和工具应会有所帮助。
