| The first purpose of this study was to determine if pesticide protective gloves inhibit a worker's movements while completing two typical tasks. Data were collected using high speed cinematography. The three-dimensional data was graphed and compared. The graphs showed that the glove appeared to decrease abduction/adduction and supination/pronation ranges that the hand could complete.; Secondly, the relationship between applicators' hand shape & size, glove size & design, glove type, and how applicators don and doff gloves was examined. This was completed by measuring applicators' hands and gloves and videotaping them donning and doffing gloves. Data indicated that glove sizes are not consistent across materials, do not fit accurately, and that not all applicators don and doff their gloves identically.; Additionally, the usefulness of different methodologies to examine motion was assessed. Both high speed cinematography and videotaping appear to be useful for examining motion functional clothing design. |
