DESIGNING ERGONOMIC POST-COVID-19 SCHOOL FURNITURE
South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
; 33(2):37-48, 2022.
Article
in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-1975300
ABSTRACT
Inappropriately designed classroom furniture that does not take children’s anthropometric measurements into account has a negative effect on children’s musculoskeletal systems. In this study, which kept Covid-19 pandemic policies in mind, students’ static anthropometric dimensions were measured and their descriptive statistics calculated, using mean, standard deviation, percentiles, and statistical tests, including the t-test and one-way ANOVA. A new design for ergonomically oriented classroom furniture for primary school students is proposed that takes into consideration the measured anthropometric dimensions for students’ safety, health, and well-being, and for post-Covid-19 policies. Given the results of the study, school managements must consider the gender and age of students, and take post-Covid-19 policies/protocols into account when procuring classroom furniture. © 2022, South African Institute of Industrial Engineering. All rights reserved.
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Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
English
Journal:
South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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