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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ergonomics. 2014 Oct 24;58(2):173–183. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2014.966154

Table 2.

Data* Used for Calculations in Latko et al. (1997)

Job Description Industry HAL Rating Time 1 HAL Rating Time 2 Average HAL Frequency (exertions/s) F Duty Cycle (%) D Cycle time (s)
1 Inspection Appliance mfg 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.125 26 8.0
2 Milacron Fiber drum mfg 1.0 2.0 1.5 0.167 11 30.0
3 Marriage Load Auto components 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.281 54 71.3
4 Auto Edge Wrap Auto components 1.8 3.5 2.65 0.338 45 80.0
5 Water Jet Auto components 2.0 2.25 2.13 0.376 55 122.5
6 Transfer Task Laboratory 2.2 2.5 2.35 0.167 32 6.0
7 Line Stack Fiber drum mfg 2.5 4.5 3.5 0.740 31 7.0
8 Ground Wire Appliance mfg 3.4 6.25 4.83 0.820 71 12.2
9 DC Inspection Glass/mirror mfg 4.2 4.25 4.21 0.385 26 13.0
10 Silkscreen Auto components 4.2 5.25 4.73 0.769 86 7.8
11 Rotary Fiber drum mfg 4.4 6.0 5.2 0.500 74 4.0
12 Hanging Parts Appliance mfg 4.4 4.5 4.45 0.555 59 9.0
13 Bulkhead Appliance mfg 4.6 4.0 4.3 0.320 47 53.0
14 Panel Upholstery Office furniture mfg 4.9 4.75 4.83 0.550 83 150.0
15 Fabric Wrap Auto components 5.2 6.75 5.98 1.330 74 40.5
16 Transfer Task Laboratory 5.2 5.25 5.23 0.333 43 3.0
17 Securing Fan Appliance mfg 5.7 6.75 6.23 1.080 95 12.0
18 Wiring Heat Box Appliance mfg 5.8 6.75 6.28 0.730 84 12.3
19 Upper Back Panel Appliance mfg 6.0 6.5 6.25 0.870 100 11.5
20 Rear Console Appliance mfg 6.4 5.5 5.95 0.667 87 12.0
21 Securing Top Panel Appliance mfg 6.5 6.75 6.63 0.833 100 12.0
22 Shape Cutter Glass/mirror mfg 6.6 6.75 6.68 1.050 88 42.0
23 Paint - Visors Auto components 7.2 7.5 7.35 1.260 90 30.0
24 Paint - Armrest Auto components 7.2 7.75 7.48 1.110 91 19.0
25 Lid Assembly Auto components 7.2 7.0 7.1 0.917 95 24.0
26 CAN Sewing Auto components 7.2 8.75 7.98 1.580 93 48.0
27 Deck Sewing Auto components 7.4 7.5 7.45 0.568 96 95.0
28 Cup Assembly Auto components 7.6 7.75 7.68 0.800 92 125.0
29 Ergo. Upholstery Office furniture mfg 7.9 8.0 7.95 0.814 90 214.0
30 Curler Fiber drum mfg 8.0 8.25 8.13 1.429 71 3.5
31 Hand Operation 2 Fiber drum mfg 8.0 9.0 8.5 1.430 81** 1.4
32 Hand Operation 1 Fiber drum mfg 8.0 9.0 8.5 1.670 82** 1.2
33 Transfer Task Laboratory 8.2 8.5 8.35 0.667 61 1.5

Min 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.125 11 1.2
Max 8.2 9 8.5 1.670 100 214
Median 5.7 6.5 6.0 0.740 74 12.3
*

Shaded region in the table contains data and statistics not originally published in Table II in Latko et al. (1997).

**

Values obtained for this analysis. Not included in Table II in Latko et al. (1997).