Aircraft Accommodation for People Living with Obesity: A Call for a Review of Existing Seating, Safety and Emergency Regulations
| Autor: | Dawson Clark, Shelley Kelsey, Chantal Trudel, Kayla Daigle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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safety
commercial cabin interiors education.field_of_study anthropometry business.industry Population Human factors and ergonomics Space (commercial competition) medicine.disease people living with obesity Obesity Occupational safety and health passenger experience Work (electrical) ergonomics medicine Business Marketing education Accommodation Air travel |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ISBN: 9783030509422 AHFE (12) |
| Popis: | The commercial air travel industry has incentivized strategies that maximize the number of bodies that can fit into the cabin. This demand for increased capacity in a limited space has led to economy class cabins becoming increasingly cramped. This lack of space particularly impacts travelers who are living with obesity. To develop an understanding of this issue, we evaluated the current space within the cabin and compared it to anthropometric data of both the general population and a cohort of people living with obesity. The lack of accommodation for those living with obesity may have severe impacts on the health and safety of all passengers. Upon review of the data, it is clear that there remains more work to be done to address the accommodation of passengers that better reflect the anthropometry of the flying public. Identifying a solution that balances economics with passenger health, safety, and comfort will require a collaborative effort between carriers, manufacturers, regulators, and passengers. AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Human Aspects of Transportation, July 16-20, 2020, USA Series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing |
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