Performance Task No.

4:
Anthropometry
ROEVE ZYRENE L. MORCILLA
PATRICIA BEA P. TOLENTINO
PRINCESS CLAIRE M. MENDOZA

Name: Date: October 24, 2023

Section: BSIE-3A Instructor: Dr. Annabelle Magsino

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I. Introduction

In an organization, one of the essential components is manpower. They must be properly compensated
and must have the right to physical safety. Since safety is a key factor to consider, ergonomic studies for
addressing the problem of fitting the tasks/products to user characteristics must be done. It is through the
application of Anthropometry. Anthropometry defines physical measures of a person’s size, form, and functional
capacities (NIOSH). Simply, it’s the measurement of the body’s physical features. It’s applied for occupational
injury prevention, anthropometric measurements used to study the interaction of workers with tasks, tools,
machines, vehicles, and personal protective equipment.
II. Objectives

After this activity, students must be able to demonstrate understanding of the anthropometric
measurement and to perform human body measurement.

III. Materials / Requirements

 Measuring tools (ruler, meter, tape measure, meter stick, weighing scale)
 Meter (Steel Measuring Tape
 Typewriting
 Pencil/pen
 Chair with arm

IV. Procedure

1. Prepare the necessary materials.

2. Ask someone (adult; either male or female) to be your subject
3. Start the measurement based on the table provided.
4. Record the observation (use “inch” as your standard unit of measurement)
5. Finish all the required human body measurements.
6. Document the whole process

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V. Observation

ROEVE ZYRENE L. MORCILLA

No. Body Feature 5th 50th 95th

Standing Position (inches)
1. Forward Functional Reach
1a Includes body depth at shoulder 23
1b Acromial process to function pinch 22
1c Abdominal extension to functional pinch 18.9
2 Abdominal Extension Depth 4.5
3 Waist Height 40
4 Tibial Height 17.5
5 Knuckle Height 26
6 Elbow Height 38.5
7 Shoulder Height 50.3
8 Eye Height 55
9 Stature 59.5
10 Functional Overhead Reach 69.2
Sitting Position (inches)
11 Thigh Clearance Height 4.3
12 Elbow Rest Height 6
13 Mid-shoulder Height 19.5
14 Eye Height 25
15 Sitting Height Normal 29
16 Functional Overhead Reach 40
17 Knee Height 20
18 Popliteal Height 17.2
19 Leg Length 33.8
20 Upper-Leg Length 19
21 Buttocks-to-Popliteal Length 13
22 Elbow-to-fit Length 15
23 Upper Arm Length 11
24 Shoulder Breadth 14
25 Hip Breadth 11.9
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No. Body Feature 5th 50th 95th

Foot (inches)
26 Foot Length 8.4
27 Foot Breadth 3.7
Hand (inches)
28 Hand Thickness metacarpal III 1.1
29 Hand Length 6.1
30 Digit Two Length 2.6
31 Hand Breadth 2.7
32 Digit One Length 4.1
33 Breadth of Digit One Interphalangeal Joint 0.6
34 Breadth of Digit Three Interphalangeal Joint 0.4
35 Grip Breadth, Inside Diameter 1.6
36 Hand Spread, Digit One to Two, 1st 4
Phalangeal Joint
37 Hand Spread, Digit One to Two, 2nd 3.7
Phalangeal Joint
Head (inches)
38 Head Breadth 5.8
39 Interpupillary Breadth 2.3
40 Biocular Breadth 3.7
Dynamic (inches)
41 Flexion-Extension, Range of Motion of Wrist 156
42 Ulnar Radial, Range of Motion of Wrist, 75
Degrees
Body Mass (in lbs)
43 Weight 103.62

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 PATRICIA BEA P. TOLENTINO

No. Body Feature 5th 50th 95th

Standing Position (inches)
1. Forward Functional Reach
1a Includes body depth at shoulder 26.3
1b Acromial process to function pinch 22.6
1c Abdominal extension to functional pinch 18.5
2 Abdominal Extension Depth 5.8
3 Waist Height 37.5
4 Tibial Height 18.2
5 Knuckle Height 26.6
6 Elbow Height 37.5
7 Shoulder Height 49.2
8 Eye Height 56
9 Stature 59.7
10 Functional Overhead Reach 70.2
Sitting Position (inches)
11 Thigh Clearance Height 6.4
12 Elbow Rest Height 8.6
13 Mid-shoulder Height 20.4
14 Eye Height 27.2
15 Sitting Height Normal 31.9
16 Functional Overhead Reach 42.6
17 Knee Height 19.5
18 Popliteal Height 18.5
19 Leg Length 35.9
20 Upper-Leg Length 19.5
21 Buttocks-to-Popliteal Length 12.5
22 Elbow-to-fit Length 15
23 Upper Arm Length 12
24 Shoulder Breadth 14.
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25 Hip Breadth 12.3
No. Body Feature 5th 50th 95th

Foot (inches)
26 Foot Length 8.5
27 Foot Breadth 3.5
Hand (inches)
28 Hand Thickness metacarpal III 1.2
29 Hand Length 6.6
30 Digit Two Length 2.8
31 Hand Breadth 2.6
32 Digit One Length 4.9
33 Breadth of Digit One Interphalangeal Joint 0.6
34 Breadth of Digit Three Interphalangeal Joint 0.5
35 Grip Breadth, Inside Diameter 1.6
36 Hand Spread, Digit One to Two, 1st 5
Phalangeal Joint
37 Hand Spread, Digit One to Two, 2nd 4.4
Phalangeal Joint
Head (inches)
38 Head Breadth 6.9
39 Interpupillary Breadth 2.4
40 Biocular Breadth 4.0
Dynamic (inches)
41 Flexion-Extension, Range of Motion of Wrist 160
42 Ulnar Radial, Range of Motion of Wrist, 80
Degrees
Body Mass (in lbs)
43 Weight 112.44

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 PRINCESS CLAIRE M. MENDOZA

No. Body Feature 5th 50th 95th

Standing Position (inches)
1. Forward Functional Reach
1a Includes body depth at shoulder
1b Acromial process to function pinch 26.5
1c Abdominal extension to functional pinch 23
2 Abdominal Extension Depth 18.5
3 Waist Height 6.5
4 Tibial Height 36.6
5 Knuckle Height 19.4
6 Elbow Height 27.6
7 Shoulder Height 37.8
8 Eye Height 49.3
9 Stature 56.4
10 Functional Overhead Reach 59.8
Sitting Position (inches)
11 Thigh Clearance Height 6.5
12 Elbow Rest Height 9.1
13 Mid-shoulder Height 20.3
14 Eye Height 27.1
15 Sitting Height Normal 31.5
16 Functional Overhead Reach 41.6
17 Knee Height 21.8
18 Popliteal Height 18.2
19 Leg Length 35.4
20 Upper-Leg Length 18.5
21 Buttocks-to-Popliteal Length 14.6
22 Elbow-to-fit Length 15
23 Upper Arm Length 11.5
24 Shoulder Breadth 14
25 Hip Breadth 12.3 IE 133E – Physical Ergonomics Lecture
No. Body Feature 5th 50th 95th

Foot (inches)
26 Foot Length 8.5
27 Foot Breadth 3.7
Hand (inches)
28 Hand Thickness metacarpal III 1.3
29 Hand Length 6.3
30 Digit Two Length 2.9
31 Hand Breadth 2.6
32 Digit One Length 5.2
33 Breadth of Digit One Interphalangeal Joint 0.6
34 Breadth of Digit Three Interphalangeal Joint 0.5
35 Grip Breadth, Inside Diameter 1.6
36 Hand Spread, Digit One to Two, 1st 5.2
Phalangeal Joint
37 Hand Spread, Digit One to Two, 2nd 4.4
Phalangeal Joint
Head (inches)
38 Head Breadth 7
39 Interpupillary Breadth 2.4
40 Biocular Breadth 3.9
Dynamic (inches)
41 Flexion-Extension, Range of Motion of Wrist 162
42 Ulnar Radial, Range of Motion of Wrist, 81
Degrees
Body Mass (in lbs)
43 Weight 105.82
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I. Significance of the Activity

In the modern world, where organizations are mostly operated with the use of technological
advancements, anthropometry is an integral concept to be utilized to promote safety. Through the use of the
statistical data gathered from the population, standard measurement for a specific product/task are generated and
optimized so that the health risks would be minimized. In an organization, the application of anthropometry plays
a vital role in providing guide values that could be the basis of the proper measure of the worker’s tasks, tools,
machines, vehicles, and personal protective equipment. Some instances like, a misfit heavy equipment cabin to a
worker, inadequate length or configuration of seatbelts, and inadequate fit of personal protective equipment may
be resolved by the application of Anthropometry. However, the application of anthropometry is not limited in an
organization, it could also be used at home. The members of the family could use anthropometry to determine
their health status through the measure of body mass and height. Weight and Height are essential measures of
body that could provide a good way to gauge whether your weight is in healthy proportion to your height. This only
signifies that everyone could benefit from the application of Anthropometry. Since it is the science of measuring
the body features of human beings, this only implies that everyone could use it and know its value. Hence,
Anthropometry is an integral part of different methods of ergonomics to shape the work and make better life for
humans.

II. References
 A Review of the Methodology and Applications of Anthropometry in Ergonomics and Product Design.
(2018, Nov 2). Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30022717/
 Anthropometry. (2020, October 6). Retrieved from
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/anthropometry/default.html
 Belokara & SumanKantb. (2017) Study of the role of Anthropometry in Designing. Mat Journals, 3(1),
66-71. Retrieved from https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/230489756.pdf

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III. Documentation

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