Open AccessRedesign Shovel To Be More Efficient, Convenient and Safe
Author(s) -
Muhammad Iqbal Al Hakim bin Azmee,
Alyssa Mulyani binti Mohd Mulkan,
Hasrul bin Halimoon,
Alwani binti Adnan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
teknomekanik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2621-8720
pISSN - 1979-6102
DOI - 10.24036/teknomekanik.v4i1.10372
Subject(s) - shovel , digging , fork (system call) , workload , safer , task (project management) , operations management , computer science , engineering , computer security , geography , mechanical engineering , archaeology , systems engineering , operating system
Shovel, hoe, fork hoe, and hole digger are commonly used in various material handling work manually. So far, only a few studies have been done for special ergonomically designed tool that will serve the purposes of the shovel, hoe, fork hoe, and hole digger. This research examined the efficiency of specifically combined tools shovel, hoe, fork hoe, and hole digger named as multifunction shovel for digging, lifting, and moving bulk materials such as soil, coal, gravel and sand. This project was built to minimize physical workload, reduce the time taken to perform this task, and mitigate health and safety risks. There were 20 respondents involved in this study and they were required to test the project before completing observation checklists and questionnaires. The findings revealed that the students had strong approval on each function and feature of the project. There were a few recommendations on how the project could be improved to be safer and more efficient.