Industry Usage, Stakeholder Perceptions, and Usability Characteristics of Hazard Controls Leading to the Development of a Design Process and Taxonomy for Large Handheld Powered Equipment.

Three studies were conducted to better understand the current status of the industry and create a design process and taxonomy. Study 1 assessed current industry usage of dust control technologies and stakeholder perceptions in the concrete and masonry trades. Study 2 was similar but assessed emission control technologies in the asphalt roofing trade. Study 3 used the information from studies 1 and 2 to select a tool for further evaluation. The handheld cutoff concrete saw was chosen. An iterative design process was utilized to evaluate the saw. The design process and subsequent usability inspection engendered a taxonomy, or set of design recommendations can be applied to large handheld powered tools.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Department dc:contributor.department

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Goldberg, Ari Joseph

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Dickerson, Deborah Elspeth

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Kleiner, Brian M.
• Gabbard, Joseph L.
• Fiori, Christine M.

• Design Taxonomy
• Cut-off Saw
• Concrete and Masonry Dust
• Asphalt Roofing Dust
• User Experience
• Usability
• Ergonomics
• Human Factors

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• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:9215

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/73512