Standing comfort on floor mats

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Krumwiede, Dennis^a | Konz, Stephan^{b; *} | Hinnen, Paula^b

Affiliations: [a] Harmon College of Business Administration, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 64093, USA. | [b] Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Stephan Konz, Dept. of Industrial and Mfg. Systems Eng., Kansas State University, Manhattan, 66506, USA. E-mail:sk@ksu.edu.

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate 6 specific standing surfaces (a concrete surface and 5 different floor mat styles). The subjects stood for one hour on each of 6 different surfaces. Each subject completed a comfort evaluation form at 15-minute intervals indicating on a scale of 1 to 10 the discomfort they were experiencing. The most desirable surface was chosen from a statistical analysis and a qualitative selection made by each subject. Mat preference was higher for more compressible mats.

Keywords: Standing comfort, floor mats

DOI: 10.3233/OER-1998-1205

Journal: Occupational Ergonomics, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 135-143, 1998