Bed Size, Quality Sleep and Occupational Safety: An Investigation of Students at Slovak Universities

Miloš Hitka, Pavol Joscak, Silvia Lorincová and Zaneta Balazova

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Abstract: All devices and equipment helping humans to do everyday things are adapted to human body proportions. Projects would not meet the needs of customers regardless their proportions. Therefore, anthropometric measurements are a key factor in manufacturing any products. Sampling unit consisted of Slovak adult population. Empirical measurements of selected attributes of actual population were conducted in the years 1993-2015. Sampling unit consisted of 3358 students. Gained data were processed and described using descriptive statistics. Results are based on calculations of arithmetic and weighted mean. Standard deviation, asymmetry coefficient, percentiles, standard error, symmetry, and pointing were used for further processing. Following the outcomes associated with the body dimensions of Slovak population, we can propose the dimensions of bedroom furniture corresponding to the dimensions of actual adult population. Bed dimensions must be 102 × 222 cm (95th percentile) to satisfy the needs of people, their comfort, and health. Therefore, testing must be focused on strength and structural properties of bed as well. Increase in dimensions can result in the increase in product price. Staff of the finance department must deal with this issue to prevent economic damage of the company.

Keywords: healthy sleep; bedroom furniture; ergonomics; anthropometric measurements of adult population; occupational safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.75533

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