1.INTRODUCTION Hand tools have been in use for a long time and have developed in an almost evolutionary manner . The use of power hand tools in modern industries is widespread for repetitive and manual work . The finest tool for a precise task is often not obvious, because there are large varieties of power hand tools to choose from. Work involving power hand tools frequently associated with several WMSD's(Work-related musculoskeletal disorders) risk factors like vibration, force, posture , contact stress and repetitive motion. The workers using power hand tool usually spends a large portion of their workday holding and operating the tools which produces very high forces. and hence there is a crucial need in understanding the aspects …show more content…
Power hand tool use in automotive industries is drastically widespread day to day and the time span of work involving with these tools by the employees are 75% of their total work time . so the research is aimed to find the ergonomic strategy of designing, implementing and use of power hand tools to avoid work - related musculoskeletal disorders with having a clear knowledge on the factors causing work - related musculoskeletal disorders by the experts in the CSA Automotive Industry . This research is a qualitative case study with necessary design considerations .it is foresee to analyse power hand tools of different size used in different process or sectors and positions as same tool is used for different operations . To extend the research with clear knowledge interviews are to be made with the employees in industries using power hand tool with direct observation of the work . and the interview is structured to ask the relevant information's and discussions among the employees and experts for the prospective …show more content…
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...signed job, supported by a well-designed workplace and proper tools, allows the worker to avoid unnecessary motion of the neck, shoulders and upper limbs. Meaning the actual performance of the tasks depends on individuals. Make sure to always observe the workplace. If it looks like it’s an unfit workplace and you can easily get injured. Walk away. There is nothing better than to make sure that your job and health are okay when it comes to the workplace. Great ergonomics means great Workplace.
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Black & Decker (B&D) is a global manufacturer and the world’s largest producer of power tools, power tool accessories, electric lawn and garden tools, and residential security hardware. The company was a pioneer in innovation and development of power tools and has used that position to build strong brand names that enjoy worldwide recognition. Key Causes for Poor Performance in the Professional-Tradesmen Segment The reason B&D has performed poorly in the professional-tradesmen segment is due to the positioning of the B&D brand in this segment. Poor positioning of the brand has resulted in customer confusion and negatively impacted customer perception of the brand in terms of being a quality product. B&D Performance in the Power Tool Industry Overall Any adjustments to B&D’s strategy in the professional-tradesmen segment must not have an adverse impact on their success in the consumer or professional-industrial segments. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the needs of each segment will be important in building a viable strategy to challenge Makita in the professional-tradesmen segment, while continuing to maintain share in the other two segments. _Consumer _Segment Professional-Tradesmen Segment This category consists of professionals who are buying a product for their own use on a job site. Their livelihood depends on the quality and performance, as well as the reflection on their skills that using a particular tool brings from others on the job site. Since they are purchasing their own tools, this segment needs this high quality performance at a reasonable price. However, since Makita and Milwaukee are both priced higher than B&D and are seeing greater success in this category, tradesmen are clearly willing to pay more for a product they perceive will be more effective for their use. Key needs for this market segment include: Performance and quality - {text:change} does the job needed to be done, doesn’t break down, produces high-quality results and more efficiently gets the job done. Reliability and durability - does the job every time and can be used for an extended period of heavy continual use. Safety Support from the Manufacturer – if the product breaks or performs poorly, access to replacement parts and service will be key in maximizing performance up-time.
2011 Weigel and Armijos 2011). “Little empirical data are available examining the injury experience of hired crop workers in the United States (US).”(Wang, Myers et al. 2011) Work-related injury data from a national survey collected through the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) in the years 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2004 on 13,604 crop farm workers revealed that the bulk of injuries occurred to male (84%) and Mexican born (72%) workers. “The use of hand tools, falls, and lifting overexertion injuries were identified as significant causes of injury among hired crop workers. Increased injury risk was also seen for crop workers with existing health or musculoskeletal complaints....
...ne of the main occupational health hazards affecting dental practioners. The outcome on preventing these syndromes is to make sure the dentist and dental assistant positioned while sitting correctly in comfortable posture. Sitting position is the most important factor due to the neck and shoulder area. Forceful stress can be the main cause of the neck and shoulders. Using and passing the equipment and dental instruments properly.
The Regulations set out a framework to help employers avoid or reduce the risk of injury resulting from manual handling activities. The basic principle is that where manual handling of loads, which involves a risk of injury (particularly to the back) is present, the employer must take measures to avoid or reduce the need for such manual handling.
... the first design that can be fold in and out in a split second, to be more flexible and convenient to operate.
In sum, for the reasons described above, the cleanliness of their environment of CNC machine tools is extremely important. Regions of the bench axis motion must be clean and enough fat. If necessary, cleaning should be done on and off the simple reason that otherwise the counter with long downtime is inevitable.
Wisner, Alain. The Etienne Grandjean Memorial Lecture: Situated Cognition and Action-Implications for Ergonomics Work Analysis and Anthropotechnology. Ergonomics, Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1995, Vol. 38, No.8, Pgs. 1542-1557.
...s tools. I believe it is nearly impossible for issues of excessive force to be completely eliminated. But with more training this problem can be alleviated.
Material handling system is an important equipment and in the design of an effective manufacturing design. One of the main tasks in material handling system design is the selection and setup involving apparatus, demanding comprehensive technical understanding along with methodical research. Material handling equipment selection is a very complex and tedious task. The main factors contributing to the complexity of the equipment selection problem is the constraints imposed by the facility and materials, a variety of disagreeing design and style requirements, anxiety inside functional environment, and some of equipment varieties in addition to designs accessible. In recent years, the equipment selection
Woodworking gear has many functions, so most people are acquainted with the principle tools inclusive of hammers, screwdrivers, saws, and chisels. It's simplest when going into power gear that the range starts becoming more specialized and strange.
Employee rights are very important in the workplace (Rakoczy, C. n.d.). There are some laws to protect employee rights such as safe working environment, discrimination and overtime pay rate to ensure every employee treated fairly. All employees have the right to work in a safe and healthy workplace. In some industries, they use the high-voltage of electricity, extreme temperature, the high-speed and noisy machine in their workplace which can potentially threat to employee health and safety. A safety and healthy workplace must provide reasonable daily and weekly job schedule to the employees. Therefore, when the employee follows the job schedule, they can prevent to work overload because of a systematic system applied by the company.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the first term that comes to mind when thinking of problems that people experience with computer use regarding their hands. Based on my limited knowledge of this topic, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome occurs due to a persons prolonged usage of a computer keyboard. Problems of this sort occur more often due to poor ergonomics and posture. Computer office furniture that does not allow one to adjust the height of the chair or keyboard, so that the arms form a write angle at the elbow, cause strain on the wrist, which may result in carpal tunnel syndrome. People who use computers for long periods of time without giving themselves a break and flexing their wrist have a higher propensity of developing problems.