Redesign Shovel To Be More Efficient, Convenient and Safe

Authors

  • Muhammad Iqbal Al Hakim bin Azmee Department of Civil Technology, Melaka Tengah Vocational College, Bukit Katil 75450, Malaysia
  • Alyssa Mulyani binti Mohd Mulkan Department of Civil Technology, Melaka Tengah Vocational College, Bukit Katil 75450, Malaysia
  • Hasrul bin Halimoon Department of Civil Technology, Melaka Tengah Vocational College, Bukit Katil 75450, Malaysia
  • Alwani binti Adnan Department of Civil Technology, Melaka Tengah Vocational College, Bukit Katil 75450, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24036/teknomekanik.v4i1.10372

Keywords:

Multifunction Shovel, Combine Tools, Minimize physical Workload, Reduce Time, Safety

Abstract

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.

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Published

2021-05-28

How to Cite

Azmee, M. I. A. H. bin, Mulkan, A. M. binti M., Halimoon, H. bin, & Adnan, A. binti. (2021). Redesign Shovel To Be More Efficient, Convenient and Safe. Teknomekanik, 4(1), 49–54. https://doi.org/10.24036/teknomekanik.v4i1.10372

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2021): Regular Issue

Section

Research Articles

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