A study of the human factors aspects of five selected items of Navy equipnent, namely, oxygen breathing apparatus, safety harness, emergency escape scuttle, life rails, and rotary observation windows, has been undertaken to ensure that the smaller size and lesser strength of females would not be a deterrent to the use of the equipment by women . The study involved a review of the applicable specifications for each item of equipment, a survey and erameration of male and female anthropcmetric data, and a linking of engineering and anthropcmetric data. Each item has been assigned to a hazard category.
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