Anthropometry for Ergonomic Design of Workstations: The Influence of Age and Geographical Area on Workers Variability

The present paper reports some considerations about the results of the project “La Fabbrica si Misura”, an anthropometric measurement campaign that involved a large sample of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) workers of both genders throughout the Italian plants. The main purpose of our study is to investigate the anthropometric variability of the sample in terms of age and geographical area of the plant, in order to identify differences in workers’ dimensions useful to design workstations adopting real users’ as well as to choose Personal Protective Equipment or aids suitable in terms of different sizes and body proportions.