Information on this page is drawn from "Carpenter: Fixture creating a new grommet removal tool" published by intel
NOTE: Request for permission pending.
Task
Crews are changing out grommets on access doors that are part of a wall system being installed.
Exposure
Both forceful exertion and awkward posture of the hands and wrists were required to pry the original grommets out and then force was required to insert the new grommets. There were hundreds of these, introducing repetitive motion.
Intervention Process
In the company "cut shop" a very gifted crew member designed and made a bracket to fit onto channel lock pliers. Polypropylene was the material used to make the bracket. It would pop out the original grommet and then insert the new one with minimal pressure. This process reduced exposure for the worker as well as making a task quicker and easier to complete, resulting in a more efficient process.
Materials
The company had a woodworker in their shop who spent down time designing and implementing fixtures like this to support ergonomic applications which converted to reduced exposures to musculoskeletal risk factors, improved efficiency and overall safety. This modification is a specialty design.
