Information on this page is drawn from "Carpenter: Jig to guide a power tool eliminating the need for manual force" published by intel

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Task

Crews were installing a wall panel system in a clean room setting. Many of the wall panels had to be modified resulting in the need to "split" the core panel edges to accommodate a channel for 'access door' frames.

Exposure

Crews would use a hand held paint scraper, pulling it through the core, causing it to split. This required forceful exertion to use the tool and complete the task.

Intervention Process

A crew member who worked in the shop designed a jig that was attached to an electric powered router allowing the router to move along the edge of the wall panel cutting through the core at a controlled depth. This changed the task to a highly efficient process and eliminated the workers exposure to forceful exertion and repetitive motion.

Materials

Materials specific to jig design.

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Carpenter: Jig to guide a power tool eliminating the need for manual force