Herramienta manual para la extinción de incendios forestales en zonas de difícil acceso que disminuye la carga física en acción y transporte para los bomberos.

Abstract

Colombia is susceptible to climate change due to aspects such as deforestation and due to the high concentration of foreign plant species that destroy those that inhabit the area, especially in some of the mountainous regions of the Cundiboyacense Altiplano. Some of these species are potentially combustible and difficult to eradicate. Not only this, the work that action agents (firefighters) do in trying to extinguish these plants when trying to mitigate a forest fire is extremely complex. It is stated that the use of tools for manual eradication is not effective enough to combat in these places, since the tools are difficult to transport to the risk area and the physical effort using them increases future injuries.

From the design, the development of a tool is proposed which proposes to reduce the physical load and lumbar injuries, from ergonomic studies and postural evaluations, so as to increase productivity in manual eradication. The use of materials that allow resistance to heat and that are flexible for the development of this project is proposed. Three-dimensional models were created that allow understanding the distances and the disposition of use of the element.