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Glovebox Workers’ Range of Motion in Three Gloveports

Preddie, Alaina Katelyn
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3462-7939
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu155408132299994

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2019, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Industrial and Systems Engineering.
To date, there is no documented data on the differences in range of motion between gloveport types nor worker preference. The information gathered through this study provides a quantitative comparison between three gloveport shapes and orientations (round, vertical oval, and 45° oval) as well as worker ratings and preferences. Thirty-five experienced glovebox workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory were recruited to participate in this study. They performed two reach tasks to assess reach distance in the three ports and rated ease and/or difficulty of working in each port. Finally, the participants were asked to rate which port they most and least preferred. Vertical oval gloveports provided the greatest overall reach distances when compared to both the round and 45° oval gloveports. Most participants rated the vertical oval gloveports easiest to work in and selected them as their preferred gloveport. This study demonstrated the positive effects of vertical oval gloveports in glovebox design. The experienced glovebox workers that participated in this study both preferred working in the vertical oval gloveport and attained the greatest reach distance in comparison to the round and 45° oval gloveports. Future glovebox design should take this information into account along with the processes performed in the glovebox.
Carolyn Sommerich (Advisor)
Cindy Lawton (Committee Member)
Steven Lavender (Committee Member)
72 p.
Industrial Engineering
glovebox; ergonomics; design; gloveport; shape

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  • Preddie, A. K. (2019). Glovebox Workers’ Range of Motion in Three Gloveports [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu155408132299994

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Preddie, Alaina. Glovebox Workers’ Range of Motion in Three Gloveports. 2019. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu155408132299994.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Preddie, Alaina. "Glovebox Workers’ Range of Motion in Three Gloveports." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu155408132299994

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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