Standard
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AS/NZS 4024.1701:2019
[Current]Safety of machinery, Part 1701: Human body measurements — Basic human body measurements for technological design
The objective of this Standard is to provide a description of anthropometric measurements which can be used as a basis for comparison of population groups and for the creation of anthropometric databases.
Published: 31/07/2019
Pages: 51
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Measuring conditions and instruments
4.1 Conditions
4.2 Instruments
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.4
4.2.5
4.3 Further conditions
5 Landmarks
5.1 General
5.2 Acromion
5.3 Cervicale
5.4 Crotch level
5.5 Ectocanthus
5.6 Glabella
5.7 Iliospinale anterius — Anterior superior iliac spine
5.8 Lowest point of the rib cage
5.9 Menton
5.10 Mesosternale
5.11 Nuchale
5.12 Olecranon
5.13 Orbitale — Infraorbitale
5.14 Opisthocranion
5.15 Sellion
5.16 Stylion (radial stylion)
5.17 Suprapatella, sitting
5.18 Thelion
5.19 Tibiale
5.20 Tragion
5.21 Ulnar stylion
5.22 Vertex (top of head)
6 Basic anthropometric measurements
6.1 Measurements taken while the subject stands
6.1.1 Body mass (weight)
6.1.2 Stature (body height)
6.1.3 Eye height
6.1.4 Shoulder height
6.1.5 Elbow height
6.1.6 Iliac spine height, standing
6.1.7 Crotch height
6.1.8 Tibial height
6.1.9 Chest depth, standing
6.1.10 Body depth, standing
6.1.11 Chest breadth, standing
6.1.12 Hip breadth, standing
6.2 Measurements taken while the subject sits
6.2.1 Sitting height (erect)
6.2.2 Eye height, sitting
6.2.3 Cervicale height, sitting
6.2.4 Shoulder height, sitting
6.2.5 Elbow height, sitting
6.2.6 Shoulder-elbow length
6.2.7 Shoulder (biacromial) breadth
6.2.8 Shoulder (bideltoid) breadth
6.2.9 Elbow-to-elbow breadth
6.2.10 Hip breadth, sitting
6.2.11 Popliteal height, sitting
6.2.12 Thigh clearance
6.2.13 Knee height, sitting
6.2.14 Abdominal depth, sitting
6.2.15 Thorax depth
6.2.16 Buttock-abdomen depth, sitting
6.3 Measurements on specific body segments
6.3.1 Hand length (stylion)
6.3.2 Palm length
6.3.3 Hand breadth at metacarpals
6.3.4 Index finger length
6.3.5 Index finger breadth, proximal
6.3.6 Index finger breadth, distal
6.3.7 Foot length
6.3.8 Foot breadth
6.3.9 Head length
6.3.10 Head breadth
6.3.11 Face length (menton-sellion)
6.3.12 Head circumference
6.3.13 Sagittal arc
6.3.14 Bitragion arc
6.3.15 Thumb length
6.3.16 Thumb breadth
6.3.17 Hand thickness
6.3.18 Hand breadth including thumb
6.3.19 Arm circumference flexed
6.3.20 Forearm circumference flexed
6.4 Functional measurements
6.4.1 Wall-acromion distance
6.4.2 Grip reach; forward reach
6.4.3 Elbow-wrist length
6.4.4 Elbow-grip length
6.4.5 Fist (grip axis) height
6.4.6 Forearm-fingertip length
6.4.7 Buttock-popliteal length (seat depth)
6.4.8 Buttock-knee length
6.4.9 Neck circumference
6.4.10 Chest circumference
6.4.11 Waist circumference
6.4.12 Wrist circumference
6.4.13 Thigh circumference
6.4.14 Calf circumference
Annex A
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