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STRAINING ISSUES

Lindstrand, Jakob LU (2024) IDEM05 20241
Industrial Design
Abstract
This project is focusing on one of the underlying issues within the plumbing
industry (called “Värme Ventilation Sanitet” in Sweden). Strain injuries was
the focus of this project to find a solution and discover the reasons to why
these injuries keeps happening. The project then goes into a suggestion of
which direction the industry might need to take to become better. Getting a
solution to the injury problem is very time consuming and needs more parties
involved to make a change, which this project was not able to cover.
The project then focuses on a quite common area that service plumbers
struggle more with regarding strain, working underneath the kitchen sink
or cramped smaller compartments (suspended foundation). To combat... (More)
This project is focusing on one of the underlying issues within the plumbing
industry (called “Värme Ventilation Sanitet” in Sweden). Strain injuries was
the focus of this project to find a solution and discover the reasons to why
these injuries keeps happening. The project then goes into a suggestion of
which direction the industry might need to take to become better. Getting a
solution to the injury problem is very time consuming and needs more parties
involved to make a change, which this project was not able to cover.
The project then focuses on a quite common area that service plumbers
struggle more with regarding strain, working underneath the kitchen sink
or cramped smaller compartments (suspended foundation). To combat this
a vest / jacket with an implemented blow up open-cell-foam function was
made, which would help people working on their back with bad uneven
surfaces. (Less)
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author
Lindstrand, Jakob LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Inflatable backrest vest
course
IDEM05 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
VVS, Aid-product, inflatable pad, RSI, Plumbing
language
English
id
9174365
date added to LUP
2024-09-12 11:50:19
date last changed
2024-09-12 11:50:19
@misc{9174365,
  abstract     = {{This project is focusing on one of the underlying issues within the plumbing
industry (called “Värme Ventilation Sanitet” in Sweden). Strain injuries was
the focus of this project to find a solution and discover the reasons to why
these injuries keeps happening. The project then goes into a suggestion of
which direction the industry might need to take to become better. Getting a
solution to the injury problem is very time consuming and needs more parties
involved to make a change, which this project was not able to cover.
The project then focuses on a quite common area that service plumbers
struggle more with regarding strain, working underneath the kitchen sink
or cramped smaller compartments (suspended foundation). To combat this
a vest / jacket with an implemented blow up open-cell-foam function was
made, which would help people working on their back with bad uneven
surfaces.}},
  author       = {{Lindstrand, Jakob}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{STRAINING ISSUES}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}