MeltMop Silver B Product Need 20,460 Ice, sleet, and snow-related - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

MeltMop Silver B

Product Need 20,460 Ice, sleet, and snow-related occupational injuries in 2017 [1]

Problem & User Injuries from slipping and falling on ice [2] Winter workplace safety stakeholders [3]

Product Benchmarking [4] [4] MeltMop Salt Shovel O O (poorly) O Removes ice X O O Non-corrosive O X O Easy to use

Product Benchmarking [4] [5] MeltMop Salt Shovel O O O Removes ice X O O Non-corrosive O X O Easy to use

Product Benchmarking [4] [5] MeltMop Salt Shovel O O (poorly) O Removes ice X O O Non-corrosive O X O Easy to use

Product Benchmarking [4] [5] Salt Shovel MeltMop O O (poorly) O Removes ice X O O Non-corrosive O X O Easy to use

Questions How can we melt the ice? How can we soak up the water?

Sketch Model Results Iron on a Stick MeltMop with Iron and Sponge Attachment

Next Steps Integrate compact design Improve water absorption method Explore rolling heat source

Questions? Silver B STOPtop Spark MeltMop

Citations - MeltMop [1] "Ice, sleet, and snow-related occupational injury and illness rate down in 2017," https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2019/ice-sleet-and- snow-related-occupational-injury-and-illness-rate-down-in-2017.htm?view_full (Accessed on 1 Oct. 2019). [2] "Woman Slipping on Ice in this Winter Freeze," https://external-preview.redd.it/Fnw0-ezGdob93ExBDlJxIhHI7r- Reh6mtW5ujNxJR8E.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=81d8b846f3fb3a6c9e804584d1cec17138a6a181 (Accessed on 2 Oct. 2019). [3] "Enjoy People Slipping on Ice," https://i.imgur.com/g7FLsQM.jpg (Accessed on 2 Oct. 2019). [4] Cooper-White, M., Here’s A Science-Backed Guide To De-Icing Your Driveway, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-does-salt- melt-ice-science_n_6547772 (Accessed on 1 Oct. 2019). [5] Goodman, J. "Why does shoveling snow increase risk of heart attack?" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-does-shoveling-snow- increase-risk-of-heart-attack/ (Accessed on 1 Oct. 2019). [6] Madigan, John. “Snowplowing Services in the US.” December 2018. https://clients1.ibisworld.com/reports/us/industry/productsandmarkets.aspx?entid=5400 (Accessed on 1 Oct. 2019).