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Ergonomic Evaluation of Two Different Locations of the Scales in a Supermarket Checkout System

In English

Författare

Redaktör

  • R. Nielsen
  • K. Jörgensen

Summary, in English

The aim of this pilot study was to ergonomically evaluate the effect of the location of the scales in a supermarket checkout system. A location of the scales to the left of the cashier was compared with a location under the conveyor belt. Two cashiers were videotaped while working with the two scale locations, in both sitting and standing working postures. Analysis of the video tapes was performed using the WOPALAS method, the VIRA method, and by noting certain positions of the left arm. The left wrist movements were registered by a two-dimensional goniometer. The results indicate that the location under the conveyor belt is somewhat more ergonomically favourable. The improvement is more pronounced for the cashier with a greater reach.

Publiceringsår

1993

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

667-674

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Advances in Industrial Ergonomics and Safety V

Dokumenttyp

Konferensbidrag

Förlag

Taylor & Francis

Ämne

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health

Nyckelord

  • work environment
  • supermarket checkout system
  • ergonomics

Conference name

Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Conference '93

Conference date

1993-06-08 - 1993-06-10

Conference place

Copenhagen, Denmark

Status

Published