EN ISO 15537:2022

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 15537:2005
Načela za izbiro in uporabo preskusnih oseb za preskušanje antropometričnih
vidikov industrijskih proizvodov in načrtov (ISO 15537:2022)
Principles for selecting and using test persons for testing anthropometric aspects of
industrial products and designs (ISO 15537:2022)
Grundsätze für die Auswahl und den Einsatz von Prüfpersonen zur Prüfung
anthropometrischer Aspekte von Industrieerzeugnissen und deren Gestaltung (ISO
15537:2022)
Principes de choix et d'utilisation de sujets d'essai pour l'essai des aspects
anthropométriques des produits industriels et leur conception (ISO 15537:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 15537:2022
ICS:
13.110 Varnost strojev Safety of machinery
13.180 Ergonomija Ergonomics
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 15537
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.110; 13.180 Supersedes EN ISO 15537:2004
English Version
Principles for selecting and using test persons for testing
anthropometric aspects of industrial products and designs
(ISO 15537:2022)
Principes de choix et d'utilisation de sujets d'essai pour Grundsätze für die Auswahl und den Einsatz von
l'essai des aspects anthropométriques des produits Prüfpersonen zur Prüfung anthropometrischer
industriels et leur conception (ISO 15537:2022) Aspekte von Industrieerzeugnissen und deren
Gestaltung (ISO 15537:2022)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 15537:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 159
"Ergonomics" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 122 “Ergonomics” the secretariat of
which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2022, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 15537:2004.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 15537:2022 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 15537:2022 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 15537
Second edition
2022-05
Principles for selecting and using test
persons for testing anthropometric
aspects of industrial products and
designs
Principes de choix et d'utilisation de sujets d'essai pour l'essai des
aspects anthropométriques des produits industriels et leur conception
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ISO 15537:2022(E)
ISO 15537:2022(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Types of tests. 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Screening test . 3
4.3 Detailed test . 3
5 Test with test persons or manikins . 3
5.1 General requirements and recommendations . 3
5.2 Procedure for testing . 3
5.3 Selection of test persons within the intended user population for screening test . 4
5.4 Selection of test persons within the intended user population for detailed test . 4
5.5 Experienced or inexperienced persons . 5
5.6 Criteria for acceptance of a product with regard to anthropometric aspects . 5
5.7 Documentation of the test procedure and the results . 5
Annex A (informative) Example of a test procedure for testing of anthropometric aspects
of an elevator . 6
Bibliography . 9
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ISO 15537:2022(E)
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 159, Ergonomics, Subcommittee SC 3,
Anthropometry and biomechanics, in collaboration with the European Committee for Standardization
(CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 122, Ergonomics, in accordance with the Agreement on technical
cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 15537:2004), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— the context has been broadened to include testing by computer-aided design (CAD);
— European values in tables have been replaced by global values.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
An investigation into how far ergonomic requirements are taken into consideration with regard to
industrial products and designs is often performed using test equipment that permits only one or a
few parameters (e.g. body height) to be registered. With regard to the concurrent multifunctional
testing and/or determination of product characteristics for which no technical testing procedures have
been established, one or more people are often designated as test persons and are observed and/or
questioned during or after product testing.
The reliability of any findings established in this way is very much dependent on the extent to which
the test persons represent the intended user group in different aspects. How well a product or design is
adjusted to the anthropometrics of the intended user population is dealt with in this document.
According to ISO 14738, workstations at machinery has to be designed with proper regard to the body
dimensions of the intended user population. One means to verify that a product or a design fulfils this
requirement is to set up a panel of test persons and let them test the product in different ways.
An example of the use of this document is given in Annex A.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 15537:2022(E)
Principles for selecting and using test persons for testing
anthropometric aspects of industrial products and designs
1 Scope
This document establishes methods for determining the composition of groups of persons whose
anthropometric characteristics are to be representative of the intended user population of any specific
object under test.
This document is applicable to the testing of anthropometric aspects of industrial products and designs
having direct contact with the human body or dependent on human body measurements, such as
machinery, work equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), consumer goods, working spaces,
architectural details or transportation equipment.
This document is also applicable to the testing of such safety aspects of products that are dependent on
human body measurements. It does not deal with other aspects of the task or other requirements, such
as perception of information (except geometrical arrangement of the viewing targets) and the use of
controls (except their geometrical placement).
Although this document deals with selecting test persons from an anthropometric perspective, similar
general principles can be applied for other test variables, e.g. biomechanical aspects.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
critical dimension
dimension estimated to cause a major limitation for the usage from an anthropometrical point of view,
for the whole body or body parts, depending on the function of the product in question
Note 1 to entry: Critical dimension is related to reach, clearance, posture, contact pressure, vision or other
factors which may result in difficulties of use, discomfort or health risks.
Note 2 to entry: A product to be tested can have more than one critical dimension, for example a combination of a
reach dimension and a clearance dimension.
EXAMPLE The critical dimension for an access opening can be the width, or a combination of two dimensions,
for example the width and the opening height.
ISO 15537:2022(E)
3.2
critical anthropometric measurement
anthropometric measurement which is most affected by the critical dimensions of the product
Note 1 to entry: For instance, the critical anthropometric measurement for a person entering an opening for
whole body access is the one with the greatest constraint (e.g. the body height and/or the body width, depending
on the form of the access opening).
3.3
worst-case combination of critical dimensions and anthropometric measurements
combination of critical dimensions of the product, additional equipment and the critical anthropometric
measurement imposing the biggest restriction on a person who is able to use the product or design as
intended
3.4
slim body type
person for whom at least two width measurements (preferably shoulder width and hip breadth) and
two depth measurements (preferably chest depth and abdominal depth) are smaller than the figure
representing the 25th percentile or, where this figure is not available, the average value of the 5th and
the 50th (mean) percentile for the population in question
3.5
corpulent body type
person for whom at least two breadth measurements (preferably shoulder breadth and hip breadth)
and two depth measurements (preferably chest depth and abdominal depth) are bigger than the figure
representing the 75th percentile or, where this figure is not available, the average value of the 50th
percentile (mean) and the 95th percentile for the population in question
3.6
medium body type
person who is
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