Definition
Designing equipment to minimize the need to make repairs as well as the ease for making the repairs. Here eliminating the hindrances that make make maintenance tasks more difficult than necessary.
From a human factors perspective, the worst issue for maintenance is lack of clearance. Many tasks would not be nearly as physically demanding or time consuming if a person could access the job easily in a good working position.
Consequently, when designing machinery and production operations, it is critical to evaluate ease of access to items that may need eventual repair. Although, it may not be possible to eliminate all instances working in awkward positions, many bad situations are best averted in planning stages, sometimes with little or no extra cost.
Furthermore, even if it is not be possible to eliminate the need to work in difficult locations, it may still be possible to:
1.Reduce the time in this position, and/or
2.Reduce the force involved with the tasks.
Either of these can make a marked improvement in the work.
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