Evaluation of a new scraper
conference paper
Paint scraping with the traditional triangular scraper is a tiring job causing hazardous forces and high wrist moments (Van Rhijn & Eikhout, 1998). As an answer to those problems the recently developed scraper has been designed with the end user in mind. This paper reviews a field study testing the new product with 20 professional painters. The results show that the new scraper, in comparison with the traditional one, has strong positive effects on physical load: wrist moments and forces are reduced. Furthermore, the new paint scraper was considered very user-friendly by professionals and ergonomic experts.
Topics
TNO Identifier
236347
ISSN
10711813
Source title
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting, 8 October 2001 through 12 October 2001, Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN, Conference code: 62253
Pages
722-726
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