IMPROVING SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY IN ASPHALT PAVER TYRE REMOVAL
ViVA helped create more efficient tyre maintenance systems in the road construction industry.
PROJECT LEAD
PROJECT TEAM
Solo
PARTNERED WITH
Software Solutions, ErgoAnalyst
Context
Road pavement construction and maintenance are critical to infrastructure, enabling transportation, commerce, and connectivity. Maintenance tasks such as resurfacing, pothole repair, and equipment upkeep ensure safety, longevity, and functionality of roads. This work is often labour-intensive, requiring manual and mechanical interventions to manage high-risk environments.
Challenge
A road construction company required a safer approach to the maintenance management of up to 500kg off-the-road tyre changes on road paving machinery. The task involved high manual effort, awkward postures, and significant acute injury risks.
Approach
ViVA conducted on-site design workshops to understand worker concerns and the task-redesign opportunities. ViVA inspired the workers to investigate tyre handling equipment devices. ViVA conducted an integrated manual task risk assessment and compared possible substitutions to existing workflow process relying on two maintenance team members and a forklift operator.
Outcomes
The teams successfully trialled a portable, manual wheel remover, eliminated the need for the forklift, and creating a more efficient, regulated systems of work. The task redesign reduced acute and cumulative injury risks for the maintenance staff, reducing labour commitments, and operational costs.