The following ergonomical data are important for designing of equipment-
- The mean height and weight of Indian male agricultural workers vary between 161 to 169 cm and 48 to 62 kg respectively as against 148 cm to 158 cm and 41 kg to 45 kg for female workers.
- Woman has about 2/3rd muscular strength as that of man.
- Woman has 75% of maximal aerobic capacity as that of man.
- Heart rate and oxygen consumption rate of a woman is also found lower as that of a man (Gite and Majumdar 2005).