1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN ISO 15537:2004 Principles for selecting and using test persons for testing anthropometric aspects of industrial products and designs The European Standard EN ISO 15537:2004 has the status of a British Standard ICS 13.110; 13.180 BS EN ISO 15537:2004 This British Standard was p
2、ublished under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 3 December 2004 BSI 3 December 2004 ISBN 0 580 45011 2 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN ISO 15537:2004. It is identical with ISO 15537:2004. The UK participation in it
3、s preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee PH/9, Applied ergonomics, to Subcommittee PH/9/4, Anthropometry and biomechanics, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Sta
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5、is publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible int
6、ernational/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN
7、 ISO title page, the EN ISO foreword page, the ISO title page, pages ii to v, a blank page, pages 1 to 11 and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORM
8、EEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM ENISO15537 November2004 ICS13.110;13.180 Englishversion Principlesforselectingandusingtestpersonsfortesting anthropometricaspectsofindustrialproductsanddesigns(ISO 15537:2004) Principesdechoixetdutilisationdesujetsdessaipour lessaidesaspectsanthropomtriquesdesproduits indus
9、trielsetleurconception(ISO15537:2004) GrundstzefrdieAuswahlunddenEinsatzvon PrfpersonenzurPrfunganthropometrischerAspektevon IndustrieerzeugnissenundderenGestaltung(ISO 15537:2004) ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon14November2004. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswh
10、ichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(Engl
11、ish,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusast heofficial versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,
12、 Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,
13、36B1050Brussels 2004CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.ENISO15537:2004:E Foreword This document (EN ISO 15537:2004) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 122 “Ergonomics“, the secretariat of which is held by DIN, in collaboratio
14、n with Technical Committee ISO/TC 159 “Ergonomics“. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2005. Accor
15、ding to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuan
16、ia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. ENISO15537:2004 Reference number ISO 15537:2004(E)INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 15537 First edition 2004-11-15 Principles for selecting and using test persons for testing ant
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20、vyre caer neeb sah taken to sneeru that the file is suitlbae fosu re yb ISO memdob rebeis. In tlnu ehikletneve y ttah lborp aem leratit gno it is f,dnuo plsaee inform ttneC ehlar Secrteiraat ta the serddaig sleb nevwo. ii ENISO15537:2004 iiiContents Page Foreword iv Introduction v 1 Scope 1 2 Normat
21、ive references . 1 3 Terms and definitions. 1 4 Types of tests 2 4.1 General. 2 4.2 Screening test . 3 4.3 Detailed test. 3 5 Test with test persons 3 5.1 General requirements and recommendations . 3 5.2 Procedure for testing 3 5.3 Selection of test persons within the intended user population for sc
22、reening test 4 5.4 Selection of test persons within the intended user population for detailed test . 4 5.5 Experienced or inexperienced persons 6 5.6 Criteria for acceptance of a product with regard to anthropometric aspects 6 5.7 Documentation of the test procedure and the results 7 Annex A (inform
23、ative) Example of a test procedure for testing of anthropometric aspects of an elevator. 8 Bibliography . 11 ENISO15537:2004iv Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing Internati
24、onal Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with IS
25、O, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical co
26、mmittees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the
27、 possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 15537 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 122, Ergonomics, in coll
28、aboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC 159, Ergonomics, Subcommittee SC 3, Anthropometry and biomechanics, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement). ENISO15537:2004 vIntroduction An investigation into how far ergonomic requirements are taken
29、 into consideration with regard to industrial products and designs is often performed using test equipment, giving possibilities to register only one parameter (for example only the body height) or perhaps a few parameters. With regard to the concurrent multifunctional testing and/or determination o
30、f product characteristics for which no technical testing procedures have been laid down, one or several persons are often designated as test persons and are observed and/or questioned while or after using the product under test. The reliability of any findings established in this way is very much de
31、pendent on the extent to which the test persons represent the intended user group in different aspects. How well a product or design is adjusted to the anthropometrics of the intended user population is dealt with in this International Standard. According to EN 614-1, work equipment, e.g. machinery,
32、 has to be designed with proper regard to the body dimensions of the intended user population. One means to verify that a product or a design fulfils this requirement is to set up a panel of test persons and let them test the product in different ways. An example of the use of this International Sta
33、ndard is given in Annex A (informative). ENISO15537:2004ENISO15537:2004INTENRATIONAL TSANDADR IS:73551 O4002(E)1Principles for selecting and using test persons for testing anthropometric aspects of industrial products and designs 1 Scope This International Standard establishes methods for determinin
34、g the composition of groups of persons whose anthropometric characteristics are to be representative of the intended user population of any specific object under test. This International Standard is applicable to the testing of anthropometric aspects of industrial products and designs having direct
35、contact with the human body or dependent on human body measurements, e.g. machinery, work equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), consumer goods, working spaces, architectural details or transportation equipment. This International Standard is also applicable to the testing of such safety as
36、pects of products that are dependent on human body measurements. It does not deal with other aspects of the task or other requirements, such as perception of information (except geometrical arrangement of the viewing targets) and the use of controls (except their geometrical placement). Although thi
37、s International Standard deals with selecting test persons from an anthropometric perspective, similar general principles could be applied for other test variables, e.g. biomechanical aspects. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this doc
38、ument. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. ISO 7250:1996, Basic human body measurements for technological design ISO 15534-3:2000, Ergonomic design for the safety of machinery
39、Part 3: Anthropometric data 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 critical dimension of a product to be tested dimension estimated to cause a major limitation for the usage from an anthropometrical point of view, for the whole body
40、or body parts, depending on the function of the product in question NOTE 1 Critical dimension is related to reach, clearance, posture, contact pressure or other factors which may result in difficulties of use, discomfort or health risks. NOTE 2 A product to be tested can have more than one critical
41、dimension, for example, a combination of a reach- and a clearance-dimension. EXAMPLE The critical dimension for an access opening could be the width, or a combination of two dimensions, for example the width and the opening height. ENISO15537:2004 2 3.2 critical anthropometric measurement anthropome
42、tric measurement which is most affected by the critical dimensions of the product NOTE For instance, the critical anthropometric measurement for a person entering an opening for whole body access is the one with the greatest constraint (for example, the body height and/or the body width, depending o
43、n the form of the access opening). 3.3 worst-case combination of critical dimensions and anthropometric measurements combination of critical dimensions of the product, additional equipment and the critical anthropometric measurement imposing the biggest restriction on a person who is able to use the
44、 product or design as intended 3.4 slim body type person for whom at least two width measurements (preferably shoulder width and hip breadth) and two depth measurements (preferably chest depth and abdominal depth) are smaller than the figure representing the 25th percentile or, where this figure is
45、not available, the average value of the 5th and the 50th (mean) percentile for the population in question EXAMPLE For the European shoulder breadth (see Table 1) the figure in question is 395 mm 474 mm 2 += 434,5 mm. 3.5 corpulent body type person for whom at least two breadth measurements (preferab
46、ly shoulder breadth and hip breadth) and two depth measurements (preferably chest depth and abdominal depth) are bigger than the figure representing the 75th percentile or, where this figure is not available, the average value of the 50th percentile (mean) and the 95th percentile for the population
47、in question EXAMPLE For the European hip breadth, standing (see Table 1) the figure in question is 359 mm 400 mm 2 += 379,5 mm. 3.6 medium body type person belonging neither to the slim nor to the corpulent body type 4 Types of tests 4.1 General Depending on the accuracy of the test results required
48、 and the availability of test persons, either a screening or a detailed test can be performed. In addition to critical dimensions of the product, at least the following shall be taken into account as selection criteria: the geographical origin of the user population (global, European Union or a specific population); the age of the user population (all or specific age groups); the gender of the user population (both or specific); occupation (if relevant). ENISO15537:2004 34.2 Screening test The screening test is not as complete o
