Hong Kong female hand dimensions and machine guarding

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Abstract
An anthropometric study of Hong Kong Chinese female hands was carried out using 100 subjects. The 24 hand measurements that were taken were those thought to be of special importance for the design of machinery and machine guards. The dimensions were checked against three internationally used machine-guarding standards, namely the British Standard BS3402:1971, the ILO recommendations (CIS Information Sheet No. 10, December 1964) and the German Standard DIN 31001, Part 1,1976. It was found that Hong Kong female workers were protected by the British Standard but some caution should be exercised when applying standards based on European hand dimensions to other populations.

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