EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 5473 NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM December 1996, Ies 13.10: 18.180, Descriptors: Salery of machines, human factor engineering, accent prevendon. measurements, antroponieic characteristics ‘computation, dimensions, propenings, ree, human body English version. Safety of machinery — Human body measurements — Part 3: Anthropometric data ‘Sécurité des machines - Mesures du corps humain Sicherheit von Maschinen — Korpermage des ~ Partie 3: Données anthropométriques ‘Menschen ~ Teil 3: Korpermafdaten ‘This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1996-11-15. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard ‘without any alteration. : Upto-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards g ‘may be obtained on application to the Central Secrerariat or to any CEN member ‘This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). ‘A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and irited Kingdom, CEN Buropean Committee for Standardization ‘Comité Européen de Normalisation Europaisches Komitee fir Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels © 1996 Copyright reserved to CEN members Ref No. EN 547-3: 1996 EPage 2 EN 5473 : 1996 Foreword ‘This Buropean Standard has been prepared by ‘Technical Committee CEN/TC 122, Ergonomics, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. ‘This Buropean Standard shall be given the stanus of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 1997, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 1997, ‘This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directives). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative annex ZA, which is an integral part of this standard. ‘According to the CENCENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germans, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway. Portugal, Spain, Sweden, ‘Switzerland and the United Kingdom, Contents Pages Foreword Introduction Scope Normative references General requirements Anthropometric data 1 Human body measurements 12 Descriptions of human body measurements 4 ‘Annex ZA (informative) Relationship ‘between this European Standard and the EU Directives for machinery 6 © ps 19670 Introduction ‘This European Standard is one of several ergonomics standards for the safety of machinery: EN 6141 deseribes the principles designers should adopt in order to take account of ergonomic factors. This standard has been prepared to be a harmonized. standard in the sense of the Machinery Directive and. associated EFTA regulations. 1 Scope ‘This European Standard specifies current requirements for human body measurements (anthropometric data) that are required by EN 547-1 and EN 547-2 for the calculation of access opening dimensions as applied to machinery ‘The anthropometric data originate from static _measurements of nude persons and do not take into account body movements, clothing, equipment, machinery operating conditions or envirorumental conditions. "The data are based on information from anthropomemc surveys representative of population groups within Burope comprising at least three mullion people. Both men and women are taken into account. “Measurements are given, as required by EN 547-1 and ENS547.2, for the Sth, 9th and 98th percentiles of the relevant population group within Europe. 2 Normative references ‘This Buropean Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. ‘These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments 10 or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporaced in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition ct the publication referred to applies. ENSAT Safety of machinery — Human body mensur:ments —Part 1 Principles for determining the dimensions required for ‘openings for whole body access nto machinery NAT. Safety of machinery — Human body measurements — Part 2. Principles for determining the dimensions required for access openings prEN 979 Basic list of definitions of ueman body measurements for technical design ENGI41 Safety of machinery — Ergonomic design principles — Part I: Terminology and general principles east i007 Page 3 EN 5473 : 1996 3 General requirements Anthropometric measurements form the basis upon ‘which minimum dimensions of access openings can be f EN 547-1 (for whole body access) and EN 547-2 (for access of parts of the body) shall be complied with, ‘Table 1 gives the human body measurements necessary to calculate the size of access openings taking account of the known range of body sizes within Europe. ‘The notation used in tables 1 and 2 are common to EN 647-1 and EN 547-2. Appropriate values from table | shall be substituted in the formulae in clause 4 of EN 547-1 and clause 4 of EN 547.2 in order to calculate the dimensions of particular access openings 4 Anthropometric data 4.1 Human body measurements (anthropometric data from European surveys) ‘Table 1 shows the best approximation of currently available data from European surveys. The data estimate the values of the Sth, 95th and 98th percentiles {or combined female and male populations. Each of the anthropometric values in table 1 is established according to one of the following (wo methods, 1, National surveys with pooled female and male population: corresponding value of the Sth, 96th and 99th percentile is used. 1. National surveys with separate female and male percentiles: the mean of the female and male value of te 5th percentile (value of the 95th and 99th percentile respectively) is calculated. NOTE, Although this s nt stastcallystictly accurate, itis a food pracueal approamaton. For the value of the Sth percentile the lower of dnse calculated “aluess chosen asthe European value For the values oft 060 tnd th percents Une highest vale Is chosen,Page 4 EN 5473 : 1996 “Table 1, Anthropometric data from Buropean surveys: Notation | Explanation Vaiwe [mm | y Body height POS 1a] 7 Body height Po 10] thy | Ankle height % ‘a | Elbow-to-elbow breadth POS 3 ae Elbow-tolbow breadth POS 36 [as Hand breadth with thumb PIS | 120 (as Hand breadth at metacarpals POS | 97 5 Index finger breadth (proximal) | 23 PO, | a Foot breadth Pa Tas by | Body depth 342 by Grip reach (onward reach) P5__| 615 bs Grip reach (forward reach) Pa6 | 620 Tbe Grip reach (forward reach) POO) 645 [ee ‘and depth at palm PBS 30 by and depth at thumb POS | 35 | Thigh length PSS e cr | Thigh Fenath PO [735 & Foot lenath PS ain @ Foot length POS 285 @ | Foot length POO 205, es Head lenath trom tp of nose POS | 240 4 Upper arm diameter POS [ar a Tower arm diameter POS [20 a Fist diameter POS {120 4 ‘Operating arm lonath PS To | 3 Forearm reach PS 170 6 “Arm reach to the side PS 35 4% land length PS 152 5 ‘land length to thumb PS = a Tndex finger lenath P5 Em] 4.2 Descriptions of human body measurements ‘The descriptions of the human body measurements presented in EN 547-1 and EN 547-2 are taken in part from prEN 979. Other human body measurements are produced by addition or subtraction of two measurements taken from prEN 979 or by the ‘multiplication of a measurement by a determined factor. Fixed measurements are presented when the ‘variation within the population of interest is minimal. ‘The specific measurements and descriptions are given in table 2 © pst 1997Page 5 EN 547-3 : 1996 [Table 2. Notations of human body measurements [Rotation | Explanacion Definition sce prEN 079 case Tm Body height (stature) [is ‘Ankle height: fixed value 96 mm_ = [ex Eibow-o-elbow breadth 42:10 ay Hand breadth with thumb 433 hand breadth at metacarpals determined factor 1,25 a Hand breadth at metacarpals as Index finger breadth, proximal [a6 Foot breadth % Body depth be Grip reach (forward reach) | 2 and depth at palm: fixed value 90 mum = 2, Hand depth at thumb: xed value 35 mmm = feu “Thigh length (buttockckmee length) 447 [ez Foot length [437 ea Head length from tp of nose: 439 = head length + fixed value 30 am | = & Upper am diameter fixed valve im = az 1a [lower ann diameter 733 bs hand breadth at metacarpals X determined factor 1.25 é [as Fist diameter [aaa | * hand breadth at metacarpals x devermined factor 1. 4 Operating ann length: grip reach minus fixed value 275 man 442 Te Forearm reach: elbow-grip length minus fixed value 121 man [aa 6 “Arm reach to the side: gnp reach minus fixed value 120 mum 442 4 land length 431 (5 ‘Hand length to “humb: hand length determined factor 038 43.1 [ee index finger length [434 east i007Page 6 EN 54733 : 1996 Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the EU Directive for Machinery (Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or other provisions of EU Directives. ‘This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and supports essential requirements of the following EU Directives: ‘Machinery Directive 8989YEEC, its amendments SUS697EEC, 9944/EEC and 99/68/BEC. WARNING. Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of this standard. The clauses of this standard are likely to support requirements of the Machinery Directive. Compliance with this European Standard provides one means of conforming with the specific essential requirements of the Directive concerned and associated EFTA regulations © 8st 1097