ABSTRACT
Posture measurement and recording is essential to most ergonomic assessment techniques. Videotape is commonly used to record work activity and postures are recorded and digitized from the tape. Methods of recording posture range from simple paper and pencil methods to very complex computer-aided video digitization techniques. Paper and pencil techniques, although inexpensive and readily available, either provide a inadequate description of posture or are difficult to use and time consuming. Computeraided methods offer increased speed of data input, but often lack the complexity necessary to adequately record posture for ergonomic analysis.
