ERGO - EVALUATION OF URBAN BUS DRIVER’S WORKSTATIONS IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA

Salami O Ismaila,Sidikat I Kuye,Adekunle I Musa,Samson A Odunlami,Adeniyi Olayanju

doi:10.52326/jes.utm.2021.28(2).04

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https://doi.org/10.52326/jes.utm.2021.28(2).04

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Abstract

This study evaluated the ergonomic performance of drivers’ workstations in southwest Nigeria. Fifty urban buses selected from ten brands were investigated by direct measurement. The buses were mini-A and midi-B. Vertical and horizontal distances of the seat reference point to the pedal and steering wheel, with the seat dimensions were considered. The anthropometric dimensions of 150 male bus drivers were taken from South-west Nigeria. The results revealed that the values for driver’s seat height from the cabin floor, seat backrest height, seat shoulder level width and low back width were 44.00- 50.00cm, 53.00-58.15cm, 40.00-50.00cm and - 40.15cm respectively as against 39.15- 43.00cm, 38.75-49.49cm, 34.60-43.59cm and 45.73-53.25cm respectively in the urban bus workstations. It is concluded that the drivers’ workstations in the urban buses were not ergonomically fit for the bus drivers since the anthropometric dimension of the Nigerian male bus drivers were not considered in the designing of the buses.

Highlights

The focus of the ergonomics approach is that the interaction between humans and other elements of a system and the workstation so as to enhance efficiency, safety, and human well-being [1]
Data Obtained from Workstations The Seat Reference Point (SRP) was used for the placement of the two controls
With reference to the main objective of this study, it could be concluded that the drivers’ workstations in the urban buses used in South-West Nigeria were not ergonomically fit for the urban bus drivers in South-West Nigeria since the anthropometric data of the Nigerian male bus drivers were not put into consideration in the designing the buses

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Introduction

The focus of the ergonomics approach is that the interaction between humans and other elements of a system and the workstation so as to enhance efficiency, safety, and human well-being [1].

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