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Interventions for Overhead and Dowel & Rod Construction Drilling

David Rempel, MD Ergonomics Program University of California 1301 S. 46 th Street, Building 163 Richmond, CA 94804 510-665-3403 http://ergo.berkeley.edu. Interventions for Overhead and Dowel & Rod Construction Drilling. Funding: Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR)

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Interventions for Overhead and Dowel & Rod Construction Drilling

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  1. David Rempel, MDErgonomics ProgramUniversity of California1301 S. 46th Street, Building 163Richmond, CA 94804 510-665-3403http://ergo.berkeley.edu Interventions for Overhead and Dowel & Rod Construction Drilling Funding: Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) and NIOSH

  2. Overhead Drilling Risks • Arm, shoulder fatigue & disorders • Falling • Dust • Noise • Hand vibration Drill mass = 2 - 4 kg Upward force = 25 kg

  3. Goals Develop and evaluate interventions for reducing fatigue associated with overhead drilling while preserving productivity. Generation I (N=24) Generation II (N=16) Generation III (N=23)

  4. Methods 1. Focus group meeting: trade members & contractors 2. Design and build functional prototypes 3. Field test prototypes 4. Redesign and build prototypes 5. Repeat 3 & 4

  5. Generation I Devices (n=24) Foot Lever Drill Press Inverted Drill Press

  6. Generation 2 Devices (n=16) Adjustable Castor Base Collar Base Spring Base Collar

  7. Generation 3 • Collar Base • 3 wheel base • Better wheel bearings • Air or foam filled tires • Better cord management • Score column • Laser near drill • Light near drill

  8. Generation3

  9. Current Design Specifications • Reaches ceilings up to 12 feet • Works in scissor lift • Disassembles into 3 parts • 30 in. base span • Can drill within 12 inches of a wall • Locking pneumatic wheels • Accommodates most rotary drills

  10. Usability (0=excellent, 5=poor) (n=23) Significant differences

  11. Fatigue (0=none, 5=very) (n=23) Significant differences

  12. Productivity

  13. Productivity (n=19)

  14. Shoulder posture > 90° (n=16) Significant differences

  15. Head extension > 15° (n=7) Significant differences

  16. Hand force drilling (n=3)

  17. “It is the best device I know of for this difficult job.”

  18. “This device is a time and injury saver when used in a high volume application.”

  19. Current Design Advantages • Drilling productivity same • Less fatigue and pain • Captures dust • Less ladder use • Good mobility

  20. Current Problems • Storage and transportation • Does not insert and seat anchors • Need a manufacturing partner

  21. General Contractors Fortis Construction Layton Construction PCL Construction Skanska Construction Turner Construction Contractors Cherry City Electric (Electrical) Electric Construction Co (Electrical) Oregon Electric Group (Electrical) Rosendin Electric (Electrical) Cupertino Electric (Electrical Apollo Sheetmetal (Mechanical) Interstate Mechanical (Piping) JH Kelly Construction (Mechanical) Temp Control Mechanical Streimer Sheetmetal (Sheet metal) Southland Industries (Mechanical) Broadway Mechanical Architectural Contractors ASD Advanced Technology Group Contractors Associations N Cal Mechanical Contractors Assoc N Cal Nat Elec Contractors Assoc Unions IBEW-Local 48 & 595 & 6 Sheetmetal-Local 16 & 104 Piping/Plumbing-UA Local 490&38&342 Carpenters- Local 713 & 22 Pipe Trades Training Center – San Jose Funding CPWR U54-OH008307 (NIOSH) WorkSafe BC Agencies California Department of Public Health Partners and Disseminationhttp://ergo.berkeley.eduYouTube: “Overhead Drilling”

  22. Highway and Bridge Drilling Dowel & Rod YouTube: “Extreme Overhead Drilling” Partners: PCL Construction RM Harris Laborers’ International Union

  23. First Design

  24. First Design

  25. Current Status of Project • UC is loaning overhead drill to contractors • UC is recruiting contractors to test dowel & rod drilling device • UC is seeking manufacturing partners • UC is presenting findings at construction conferences

  26. Acknowledgements Ergonomics ProgramUniversity of California1301 S. 46th Street, Building 163Richmond, CA 94804510-665-3403 http://ergo.berkeley.edu Funding: Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), NIOSH & WorkSafe BC Anne-Kristina Arnold Alan Barr Marco Mendoza Blanco Tim Chueh Derek Engard Billy Gibbons David Harrington Ira Janowitz David Rempel Maggie Robbins Steve Robinovitch Lydia Smith Demetra Star Sarah Tran Ingrid Zubieta

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