...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Biomechanics is the application of the principles of mechanics and physics to measure the forces exerted by and upon living forms. Occupational biomechanics is the application of these principles to the measurement of forces exerted by and upon the human body during the performance of work.These measurements are used to determine physical work performance tolerances with the goal of maximizing work performance while protecting worker occupational health and safety.The application of the principles of mechanics and lever systems to the human body requires the use of anthropometric data, critical data being the length of body levers or bones as well as distance btwn joints.This has been another Human Factors Minute!Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.mediaSupport us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscastBuy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcastJoin us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/DiscordFollow us:Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCastFollow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCastFollow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscastFollow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcastFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCastResources:Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/

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