Ergonomics - Atlas Copco
Ergonomics - Atlas Copco
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Real external load<br />
After the MVC has been reduced, the re-<br />
maining permissible force or torque should<br />
be compared with the real external load. If<br />
this load is not known, it can be measured<br />
– for example, trigger forces for pneumatic<br />
tools connected to an air line.<br />
Machine group Average force (N) Spread±(N)<br />
Grinders 60 40<br />
Drills 150 100<br />
Chipping hammers 120 60<br />
Riveting hammers 100 50<br />
Nutrunners 50 20<br />
Screwdrivers 50 20<br />
Table 3.9 Typical feed forces for different<br />
machine groups.<br />
Push and feed forces are not easy to<br />
measure in a process. Table 3.9 provides<br />
estimated feed/push forces for different<br />
machine groups.<br />
It is self-evident that the forces involved<br />
increase in proportion to the power of the<br />
machine used. The spread value provided<br />
confirms this fact.<br />
Evaluation of external load<br />
The purpose of the evaluation is to com-<br />
pare calculated permissible load on the<br />
operator with the real load.<br />
Score<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
0<br />
From the tables in the preceding chap-<br />
ters the MVC for different load types can be<br />
found. This MVC is then reduced according<br />
to the recommendations above.<br />
Finally the R-value for each load is cal-<br />
culated by dividing the real external load by<br />
the reduced MVC.<br />
The score for that external load can then<br />
be obtained from the figure below. This pro-<br />
cedure should be followed for each external<br />
load present.<br />
The total score is the sum of the scores<br />
for the individual loads.<br />
0.5 1<br />
Fig. 3.7 The score for external load can be<br />
obtained from this figure, using the R-value<br />
for each type of external load present.<br />
1.5<br />
R-value<br />
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