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Purchasing a self-propelled snow shovel: A Feasibility Study.

Purchasing a self-propelled snow shovel: A Feasibility Study. English 212: Technical Writing By John Hubbard. Overview. Introduction Methodology of Research Criteria Results of Research Conclusions Recommendations. Introduction.

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Purchasing a self-propelled snow shovel: A Feasibility Study.

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  1. Purchasing a self-propelled snow shovel: A Feasibility Study. English 212: Technical Writing By John Hubbard

  2. Overview • Introduction • Methodology of Research • Criteria • Results of Research • Conclusions • Recommendations

  3. Introduction • Researched the feasibility of purchasing a self-propelled snow shovel to increase productivity and improve safety in the mitigation of snow and/or ice. • Evaluated the self-propelled snow shovels ability to increase productivity and improve safety by focusing the research into three categories. • Comparison of increased productivity to a traditional snow shovel • Comparison of increased safety to a traditional snow shovel • Evaluation of durability and reliability.

  4. Methodology of Research • The UAA Consortium Library served as a data base for secondary information. • The DevisincCorporation’s website provided the concepts of a self-propelled snow shovel. • Selective research excluded information with no academic reviews or scientific data. • Surveying the spring semester English 212 Technical Writing class provided primary data.

  5. Criteria of Feasibility • Will the self-propelled snow shovel increase productivity when compared to a traditional snow shovel? • Will a self-propelled snow shovel reduce the risk for injury, when compared to a traditional snow shovel? • Will a self-propelled snow shovel produce reliability and durability?

  6. Results of Research • Primary research supports the need for improved productivity using the following data. • 93% of participants indicated at least one fall. • 60% of participants indicated multiple falls. • 37% of participants indicated two to three hours for snow removal per week. • 47% of participants indicated one hour or less for snow removal per week. • The “removal time” / “fall data” comparison demonstrates that current methods lack the required productivity to produce safe walkways.

  7. Primary Data: Figures 1-1 and 1-2

  8. Primary Data: Figure 2

  9. Criteria One • Will the self-propelled snow shovel increase productivity when compared to a traditional snow shovel? • Comparative analysis was not performed due to a lack of available data. • Located no scientific studies evaluating the comparison of traditional snow removal techniques to a self-propelled snow shovel. • 100% of the primary data indicated a traditional snow shovel. • Primary data provided no comparative data. • A self-propelled snow shovel cannot be asserted to improve productivity because no supporting data exists.

  10. Criteria Two • Will a self-propelled snow shovel reduce the risk for injury, when compared to a traditional snow shovel? • Excessive physical exertion produces injuries for persons removing snow. • Self-propelled snow shovels reduce fatigue by providing mechanical power. • Self-propelled snow shovels increase walkway safety by providing consistent results • Self-propelled snow shovels cannot be asserted to reduce injury. Measuring the reduction in injury rates is not possible without further scientific study.

  11. Primary Data: Figure 3

  12. Criteria Three • Will a self-propelled snow shovel produce reliability and durability? • No primary data was generated to evaluate the third criteria. • No secondary data was located to evaluate the third criteria. • This lack of scientific data likely occurs because snow shovels are not commercially marketed for industrial use.

  13. Conclusions • Technological improvements to snow shovel design reduce the risk of injury to the operator. • Adesire to improve productivity and reduce injury while mitigating the effects of snow and ice exits.

  14. Recommendations • Postpone any purchase of a self-propelled snow shovel until scientific data can be provided to establish the feasibility of such a purchase.

  15. References • ALLQUIP. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.devisinc.com/ • Li, Y., Hsu, J., & Fernie, G. (2013). Aging and the use of pedestrian facilities in the winter-the need for improved design and better technology. [Entire issue]. Journal of Urban Health, 90(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-012-9779-2 • McGorry, R. W., Dempsey, P. G., & Leamon, T. B. (2003, May 01). The effect of technique and shaft configuration in snow shoveling on physiologic, kinematic, kinetic and productivity variables. Applied Ergonomics, 34(3), 7, 225. • Watson, D. S. (2010, March 26). Snow shovel–related injuries and medical emergencies treated in US EDs, 1990 to 2006. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 29(1), 11-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2009.07.003

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