EN ISO 15537:2004
(Main)Principles for selecting and using test persons for testing anthropometric aspects of industrial products and designs (ISO 15537:2004)
Principles for selecting and using test persons for testing anthropometric aspects of industrial products and designs (ISO 15537:2004)
ISO 15537:2004 establishes methods for determining the composition of groups of persons whose anthropometric characteristics are to be representative of the intended user population of any specific object under test.
ISO 15537:2004 is applicable to the testing of anthropometric aspects of industrial products and designs having direct 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.
ISO 15537:2004 is also applicable to the testing of such safety aspects 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).
Grundsätze für die Auswahl und den Einsatz von Prüfpersonen zur Prüfung anthropometrischer Aspekte von Industrieerzeugnissen und deren Gestaltung (ISO 15537:2004)
Diese Internationale Norm legt die Verfahren zur Festlegung der Zusammensetzung von Personengruppen fest, deren anthropometrische Merkmale für die vorgesehene Benutzerpopulation jedes besonderen zu prüfenden Gegenstandes repräsentativ sein sollen.
Diese Internationale Norm ist anwendbar auf die Prüfung anthropometrischer Aspekte von industriellen Produkten und konstruktiven Gestaltungen, die in direktem Kontakt mit dem menschlichen Körper stehen oder von den menschlichen Körpermaßen abhängig sind, z. B. Maschinen, zur Arbeit gebrauchte Gegenstände, persönliche Schutzausrüstungen (PSA), Konsumgüter, Arbeitsräume und -plätze, Einzelheiten der Bauausführung und Beförderungsmittel.
Diese Internationale Norm ist auch anwendbar auf die Prüfung solcher Sicherheitsaspekte von Gegenständen, die von den menschlichen Körpermaßen abhängig sind. Diese Europäische Norm behandelt nicht weitere Gesichtspunkte dieser Aufgabe wie die Wahrnehmung von Informationen (außer der geometrischen Anordnung der zu beobachtenden Sichtziele) oder die Benutzung von Bedienelementen (außer ihrer geometrischen Anordnung).
Obgleich diese Internationale Norm die Auswahl von Personen nach anthropometrischen Gesichtspunkten behandelt, könnten ähnliche allgemeine Prinzipien auf andere Prüfvariablen angewendet werden, z. B. auf biomechanische Aspekte.
Principes de choix et d'utilisation de sujets d'essai pour l'essai des aspects anthropométriques des produits industriels et leur conception (ISO 15537:2004)
L'ISO 15537:2004 établit les méthodes permettant de déterminer la composition des groupes de personnes dont les caractéristiques anthropométriques seront représentatives de la population cible d'utilisateurs d'un objet donné soumis à l'essai.
L'ISO 15537:2004 est applicable aux essais portant sur les aspects anthropométriques des produits industriels et de leur conception en contact direct avec le corps humain ou dépendant de ses mesures, par exemple les machines, les équipements de travail, les équipements de protection individuelle (EPI), les biens de consommation, les espaces de travail, les détails architecturaux ou les équipements de transport.
L'ISO 15537:2004 est applicable également aux essais de produits portant sur les aspects liés à la sécurité qui dépendent des mesures du corps humain. Elle ne traite pas des autres aspects d'une tâche ni d'autres exigences, telles que la perception des informations (à l'exception de l'agencement géométrique des signaux) et l'utilisation de commandes (à l'exception de leur positionnement géométrique).
Načela za izbiro in uporabo preskusnih oseb za preskušanje antropometričnih vidikov industrijskih proizvodov in načrtov (ISO 15537:2004)
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Principles for selecting and using test persons for testing anthropometric aspects of
industrial products and designs (ISO 15537:2004)
Grundsätze für die Auswahl und den Einsatz von Prüfpersonen zur Prüfung
anthropometrischer Aspekte von Industrieerzeugnissen und deren Gestaltung (ISO
15537:2004)
Principes de choix et d'utilisation de sujets d'essai pour l'essai des aspects
anthropométriques des produits industriels et leur conception (ISO 15537:2004)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 15537:2004
ICS:
13.110 Varnost strojev Safety of machinery
13.180 Ergonomija Ergonomics
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 15537
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2004
ICS 13.110; 13.180
English version
Principles for selecting and using test persons for testing
anthropometric aspects of industrial products and designs (ISO
15537:2004)
Principes de choix et d'utilisation de sujets d'essai pour Grundsätze für die Auswahl und den Einsatz von
l'essai des aspects anthropométriques des produits Prüfpersonen zur Prüfung anthropometrischer Aspekte von
industriels et leur conception (ISO 15537:2004) Industrieerzeugnissen und deren Gestaltung (ISO
15537:2004)
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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 collaboration with Technical Committee
ISO/TC 159 "Ergonomics".
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 15537
First edition
2004-11-15
Principles for selecting and using test
persons for testing anthropometric
aspects of industrial products and
designs
Principes de choix et d'utilisation de sujets d'essai pour l'essai des
aspects anthropométriques des produits industriels et leur conception
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ISO 15537:2004(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope. 1
2 Normative 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 screening 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 (informative) Example of a test procedure for testing of anthropometric aspects of an
elevator. 8
Bibliography . 11
ISO 15537:2004(E)
Foreword
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Introduction
An investigation into how far ergonomic requirements are taken 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 of 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 dependent 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, 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 Standard is given in Annex A (informative).
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 15537:2004(E)
Principles for selecting and using test persons for testing
anthropometric aspects of industrial products and designs
1 Scope
This International Standard establishes methods for determining 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 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 aspects 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 this 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 document. 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 — 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 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 dimension, for example, a combination of a reach- and
a clearance-dimension.
EXAMPLE The critical dimension for an access opening could be
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