SASHAKT

WASTE
DMY Berlin 14
Krishan Jagota
Industrial Designer
INDIA
SOCIAL DESIGN
www.krishanjagota.com
Tempelhof Airport Hall
Solid Waste Management Dumpset

Behrampura, Ahmedabad
National Institute of Design

Paldi, Ahmedabad


Paldi, Ahmedabad

X 2 =

Paldi, Ahmedabad

Could anyone possibly work here?

Could anyone possibly work here?

One of the highest places in Ahmedabad
LOWEST LEVEL OF WORK
About 200 rag pickers

searching for plastic
bottles, packets, pouches,
metal, hair, tins, wood,
glass, rubber etc,
to earn a living!
No one allowed up, but we allow for sake of humanity

Rag pickers come in 2 slots, 6Am-2PM and 2PM-8PM.
Have food there only, without washing
No health issues, IMMUNE
Most are Bangladeshi Immigrants, living in Chandola
Pregnant Ladies and Children also work
Some come at night too!
Mr. Malik,
Supervisor, AMC
Climbing the mountain
Observations
They are busy and in a hurry!
Wrong place to sit and talk!

Many are old, and dont speak in hindi!
Must find their home!
Observations
Bangla Vaas, Chandola
Bangla Vaas, Chandola
Initially people are apprehensive and lie about their work

and place of origin
Until one of them understands me, and makes them trust

on me
Walking till the dump is a task. By the time he reaches, hes

already tired!
10 malleh ki building ke
jaisa hai
Mohd. Akhtar
Age : 15
Heat during the day troubles them, so they hate

covering their faces while working!
Ghutan hota hai!
Mohd. Irfan
Age : 17
No drinking water available. Takes half an hour

to go down, have water, and come back
Bhaiya, ek tanker lagva do!

Mohd. Zubair and friends
Garbage on fire at certain places, causes burns!
Masti kar raha tha,

Dekha nahi, peeche aag thi!
Mohd. Iqbal
No place to rest, they sleep there, eat there, and

use the place as toilet too
Kids cant lift heavy loads, pick hair!
Nails and glass penetrate shoes, hurt!
Focus group Photograph!
Walking up the dump
Mohd. Zubair takes me to dumpyard the following day.

I walk up the dump with him this time,
Takes 20 mins to reach the top!
We meet and talk to some ladies in Bangla,

thanks to Zubair bhai
I hurt my leg 2 months back, no treatment as yet
A 45 year old lady
We all suffer from acute back pains, hands

ache.
A 35 year old lady (looks 55)
So much of hard work, using bare hands, I earn just Rs.100 a day.
A 50 year old lady
An interview with JCB drivers.

People get
injured in front
of tractors.
Tractor driver,
working since 20
years
An interview with JCB drivers.

They eat food in
such unhygienic
conditions.
Another driver,
Working since 8
years
A visit to a nearby company, that employees people for

similar tasks.
They provide masks, caps and
boots to employees, but only few
of them wear. They feel
suffocated!
No proper tool used by employees

We provide all safety equipments, take safety measures, get regular medical
checkups done, but these people dont wear masks as they are used to work
without them
-Mr. Ashish
HR Admin, UPL DJAI POWER LTD
Concerns and Opportunities

Hygeine problems no masks/caps
used
Problem of drinking water
Eating food in unhygienic condition
No toilet
Cold and cough, Acidity problem
Injuries on the feet (nails, glass
penetrate soles)
Segregating garbage from dump
Meagre daily income forcing to work for
longer hours
Persistent acute pain in hands and back
(old ladies) due to lifting of garbage
Carrying garbage over shoulder
Some workers walking on walls of
dump, as if trekking, susceptible to fall
Fire in the garbage

Pregnant ladies working
Child Safety
Climbing the dumpset difficult and
tiring
Pedals difficult to drive
Heat because of Sun during daytime
Children lifting loads
Sleeping shelter problem
People working at night time
Fighting over TAAZA vs BAASA
Working in rainy season
Muddy environment, hampers vision
Kids eating Gutkha because of smell
Product Design Intervention?

Footwear Trolley Handheld tool Storage
bag Gloves Mask Drinking water carrier
Toilet facility Shelter Fireproof clothing
Heat resistent caps Smell nullifier Light
for night Medical facility Glasses for eyes
Food storage
Analysis of existing tool
Made in Narol and Ehsanpur (20Rs. Per kg)

Carry in hand (Length varies from 30cm to 60cm)
Hurts hand while digging
Hands get swollen after long term use
In cycle, tie on carrier
Plastic handle from dump, or cloth from garbage.
Main tasks of user
Segregate Pick Carry

Involves bending and getting up
more than 50 TIMES PER KG,
MULTIPLIED BY 30 KG TO 50 KG,
equates to
1500 to 2500 times per day
Design Brief
I am going to design a hand held tool for 200 rag
pickers (age 14 and above) in SWM dumpset to help
them segregate, pick and carry desired objects from
dump, during day time, keeping in mind their safety
amidst the nature of dump, working conditions and
number of working hours so as to reduce their efforts
and increase efficiency by rendering them more
productive.
Proposed design direction

Keeping in mind the weight of material, construct and
test various hand held tools, and keep getting back to
the dumpyard.
Experiment with materials, that can be replicated
easily by the target user group.
Secondary research on hand tools and ergonomics.
Phase 2
Scenario
Scenario
Scenario
Scenario
Scenario
ERGONOMIC STUDY
Hand Grips
Standing/bending Postures
NEUTRAL
FLEXION
RADIAL
DEVIATION
NEUTRAL
ULNAR
DEVIATION
PINCH
ERGONOMIC STUDY
Existing tool
POSSIBLE CHANGES IN HANDLE
FUNCTIONS
SEGREGATE, PICK AND CARRY
CONCEPTS - TOOL END

CONCEPTS - TOOL END

CONCEPTS - TOOL END

CONCEPTS - TOOL END

CONCEPTS - TOOL END

CONCEPTS - TOOL END

CONCEPTS - MECHANISM
HANDLE FROM MARKET (RS. 30)
PVC ROD 16MM
PVC PIPE 17MM
CYCLE BRAKE FROM

WORKSHOP WASTE
WHILE
SITTING
2 hands
2 hands
TEMPORARY SITTING
CUM STORAGE
ELBOWS
CLOSE TO THE
BODY
MULTIPURPOSE TIP
Selected concept
+
Phase 3
Asking for too much!
Observation : No one wants to use the tool

A. TOO BIG
B. Current tool easier to manage and carry
C. Not of much use in a hurry
Single Handed tool required
Main task should be to lessen the load caused by
the tool on the person, so
as to allow easy maneuvering.
-Mohd Zubair
Single Hand Operation
<---------------------2.5 ft----------------------->
Weight distribution on arm

Hand in Neutral position
Render
Prototype
Guide : Bhaskar Bhatt
Krishan Jagota
Testing
Observations
Issues
Positives
Hook comes off

Loose Handle
Velcro gets dirty
Brittle
Grip not obvious
Light weight
Less bending
Easier to carry
Opportunity to improve
The tool should be

a single material to
make it durable
Sketches
Renders
Prototype
HS PVC Coating
Refined Prototype
Guide : Bhaskar Bhatt
Krishan Jagota
Variation in elbow size

Tool not apt for all users
UPVC pipe (bends, but brittle)
Aluminium (Light weight, strong,

but cant bend, also expensive)
Sketches
UPVC
UPVC
Aluminium
MS Pipe
RFS Coating
Ideal Size
Testing again?
Final Product : Cane and Bamboo
Cheap
Sturdy
Fire resistant
Easy to replicate and custom made
No Industry Intervention required
Easy to clean, store and manage
Next steps?
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WASTE

Tempelhof Airport Hall

Solid Waste Management Dumpset

National Institute of Design

Solid Waste Management Dumpset

National Institute of Design

Solid Waste Management Dumpset

National Institute of Design

Solid Waste Management Dumpset

Could anyone possibly work here?

Could anyone possibly work here?

One of the highest places in Ahmedabad

LOWEST LEVEL OF WORK

About 200 rag pickers

No one allowed up, but we allow for sake of humanity

Climbing the mountain

They are busy and in a hurry!

Wrong place to sit and talk!

Bangla Vaas, Chandola

Bangla Vaas, Chandola

Initially people are apprehensive and lie about their work

Until one of them understands me, and makes them trust

Walking till the dump is a task. By the time he reaches, hes

Heat during the day troubles them, so they hate

Ghutan hota hai!

No drinking water available. Takes half an hour

Bhaiya, ek tanker lagva do!

Garbage on fire at certain places, causes burns!

Masti kar raha tha,

No place to rest, they sleep there, eat there, and

Focus group Photograph!

Walking up the dump

Mohd. Zubair takes me to dumpyard the following day.

We meet and talk to some ladies in Bangla,

We all suffer from acute back pains, hands

An interview with JCB drivers.

An interview with JCB drivers.

A visit to a nearby company, that employees people for

No proper tool used by employees

Concerns and Opportunities

Fire in the garbage

Product Design Intervention?

Analysis of existing tool

Made in Narol and Ehsanpur (20Rs. Per kg)

Main tasks of user

Segregate Pick Carry

Proposed design direction

POSSIBLE CHANGES IN HANDLE

CONCEPTS - TOOL END

CONCEPTS - TOOL END

CONCEPTS - TOOL END

CONCEPTS - TOOL END

CONCEPTS - TOOL END

CONCEPTS - TOOL END

HANDLE FROM MARKET (RS. 30)

PVC ROD 16MM

PVC PIPE 17MM

CYCLE BRAKE FROM

Asking for too much!

Observation : No one wants to use the tool

Single Hand Operation

Weight distribution on arm

Hook comes off

The tool should be