SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1992
STP19194S

Some Ergonomics Issues in the Design of Personal Protective Devices

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The use of personal protective devices (ppd) is an important method to safeguard workers from occupational hazards both in industrialized and developing countries. Surveys have indicated that majority of those exposed to hazards are reluctant to use ppd because they are uncomfortable for such reasons as hotness, heaviness, ill fit, inconvenient, etc. Investigations have revealed that user-centered designs which satisfy the human factors needs of ppd, can reverse this trend and make ppd more acceptable. Because a questionnaire survey has shown that manufacturers are more inclined to adhere to standards, developing ergonomic standards seems to be a feasible method to persuade the manufacturers to provide the user needs in the design. Any unavoidable discomforts in ppd can be controlled by adaptation of users to ppd wearing.

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Abeysekera, JDA
Lulea University, Lulea, Sweden
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Developed by Committee: F23
Pages: 651–659
DOI: 10.1520/STP19194S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5194-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1430-2