Construction and ergonomics evaluation of an office cabinet.

Ogunlade, C.A.; Babajide, N.A.; Aremu, D.O.; Kadiri, A.O.; Oyeniran, S.T.

Abstract

Wood is a natural endowment; an engineering material that is durable and aesthetic. An office cabinet was constructedusing wood and the ergonomics evaluation was carried out. A total of 50 subjects were used for the ergonomicsevaluation, the anthropometrics data of the subjects shows an average height of 165.06cm, overall weight of 62.5kg, overall arm stretch of 217.36cm, shoulder to hand of 59.2cm, elbow to finger of 49.5cm, average waist diameter of80.32cm, waist to knee length of 53.5cm, knee to leg length of 50.38cm and average shoulder length of 38.34cm. Atotal of 92% of the subjects recommended the cabinet has been of good quality and finishing and found it comfortablefor use for hours while 8% found it fair in usage.

Citation

OGUNLADE, C.A., BABAJIDE, N.A., AREMU, D.O., KADIRI, A.O. and OYENIRAN, S.T. 2015. Construction and ergonomics evaluation of an office cabinet. Global journal of engineering science and researches [online], 2(5), pages 107-110. Available from: https://www.gjesr.com/Issues%20PDF/Archive-2015/May-2015/16.pdf

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: May 31, 2015
• Publication Date: May 31, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 10, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 10, 2024
• Journal: Global journal of engineering science and researches
• Electronic ISSN: 2348-8034
• Publisher: Global Journal of Engineering Science and Research
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 107-110
• Keywords: Office cabinet; Ergonomics evaluation; Anthropometrics data
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2472219
• Publisher URL: https://www.gjesr.com/May-2015.html