@article{ref1,
title="Sizing and fit of fall-protection harnesses",
journal="Ergonomics",
year="2003",
author="Hsiao, H. and Bradtmiller, B. and Whitestone, Jennifer",
volume="46",
number="12",
pages="1233-1258",
abstract="Full-body fall-protection harnesses have been a  critical work-practice control technology for reducing the number of  fall-related injuries and fatalities among construction workers; yet, very  little is known about the fit of these harnesses to the population that wears  them. This study evaluated the fit and sizing efficacy of a harness system.  Seventy-two male and 26 female construction workers participated in the study.  Their body size-and-shape information was measured while they were suspended  (with a harness) and standing (with and without a harness), using a 3-D  full-body laser scanner and traditional anthropometric calipers. Fisher's  discriminant analysis results did not point to the need for a change in the  current sizing selection scheme by body height and weight for end users.  However, an integrated redesign of harness components is needed because 40% of  subjects did not pass fit-performance criteria in either the standing or  suspended condition. A multivariate accommodation analysis has identified 15  representative body models for the 'standard-size' harness design.  These models can serve as a useful population to test harness design until a  larger survey of the nation's construction workers can be done. Finally,  further developments in 3-D shape quantification methods are recommended to  improve the harness design process; the point-to-point anthropometric  information currently used seems to be insufficient for harness  design.",
language="",
issn="0014-0139",
doi="10.1080/00140130310001593595",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140130310001593595"
}