Design of hose roller for firefighter: a fatigue study

Hakim Mustapha, Mohammad Luqman and Mahmood, Salwa and El Bakri, Helmy Mustafa and Abdul Rahman, Ismail and Azis, Noorul Azreen and Buang, Mohd Rizal (2023) Design of hose roller for firefighter: a fatigue study. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Human Engineering Symposium, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering.

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Abstract

In a working environment, worker’s safety and health are the most critical considerations. Previous study discovered that firefighters are exposed to a great deal of ergonomic risk factors (ERF). ERF exposure during hose rolling includes awkward posture and forceful exertion. Therefore, the primary goal of this research paper is to fabricate an ergonomic hose roller for firefighters and conduct a fatigue analysis to determine the efficiency of the tool designed to safeguard firefighters against the risk of low back disorder (LBD). Hose roller testing is necessary to guarantee that it can withstand the weight of fire hoses while still being comfortable for users’ bodies. Fatigue analysis was conducted using Industrial Lumbar Motion Monitor (i-LMM) equipment to evaluate LBD risk during hose rolling. Manual handling contributes 57.67% to the total average percentage value used to compute LBD risk results, while utilizing a roller tool, the hose rolling procedure yields a 27% LBD risk limit value. The design of experiment (DOE) method should be used in future studies to gather more information for the LBD risk assessment

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ergonomic design · Low back disorder · Fatigue analysis · Ergonomic risk factor
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Depositing User:	Mrs. Sabarina Che Mat
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2024 02:56
Last Modified:	11 Jun 2024 02:56
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/11148

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