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Ergo - evaluation of urban bus driver’s workstations in south west Nigeria

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dc.contributor.author ISMAILA, Salami O.
dc.contributor.author ODUNLAMI, Samson A.
dc.contributor.author KUYE, Sidikat I.
dc.contributor.author MUSA, Adekunle I.
dc.contributor.author OLAYANJU, Adeniyi
dc.date.accessioned 2021-08-19T07:42:33Z
dc.date.available 2021-08-19T07:42:33Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.citation ISMAILA, Salami O., ODUNLAMI, Samson A., I. KUYE, Sidikat et al. Ergo - evaluation of urban bus driver’s workstations in south west Nigeria. In: Journal of Engineering Science. 2021, V. 28, N. 2, pp. 53-66. ISSN 2587-3474, eISSN 2587-3482. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.52326/jes.utm.2021.28(2).04
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.utm.md/handle/5014/16763
dc.description.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. en_US
dc.description.abstract Acest studiu a evaluat performanța ergonomică a stațiilor de lucru ale șoferilor din sud-vestul Nigeriei. Cincizeci de autobuze urbane selectate din zece mărci au fost investigate prin măsurare directă. Autobuzele erau mini-A și midi-B. Au fost luate în considerare distanțele verticale și orizontale ale punctului de referință al scaunului la pedală și volan, cu dimensiunile scaunului. Dimensiunile antropometrice a 150 de bărbați șoferi de autobuz au fost preluate din sud-vestul Nigeriei. Rezultatele au arătat că valorile pentru înălțimea scaunului șoferului de la podeaua cabinei, înălțimea spătarului scaunului, lățimea umărului scaunului și lățimea scăzută a spătarului au fost de 44,00-50,00cm, 53,00-58,15cm, 40,00-50,00cm și - 40,15cm respectiv față de 39,15 -43,00cm, 38,75-49,49cm, 34,60-43,59cm și respectiv 45,73-53,25cm în stațiile de lucru ale autobuzelor urbane. Se concluzionează că stațiile de lucru ale șoferilor din autobuzele urbane nu erau potrivite ergonomic pentru șoferii de autobuz, deoarece dimensiunea antropometrică a șoferilor bărbați nigerieni nu a fost luată în considerare la proiectarea autobuzelor. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Technical University of Moldova en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal of Engineering Science;2021, V. 28, N. 2
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States *
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ *
dc.subject ergonomics en_US
dc.subject workstations en_US
dc.subject drivers en_US
dc.subject urban transport en_US
dc.subject buses en_US
dc.subject Nigeria en_US
dc.subject ergonomie en_US
dc.subject staţii de lucru en_US
dc.subject şoferi en_US
dc.subject transport urban en_US
dc.subject autobuze en_US
dc.title Ergo - evaluation of urban bus driver’s workstations in south west Nigeria en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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