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Article

Analysis of Vehicle Stability When Using Two-Post Above-Ground Automotive Lifts: Support Pad Slippage

by
Damien Burlet-Vienney
1,*,
Bertrand Galy
1,
Kariane Cusson Bertrand
1,2,
Sylvie Beaugrand
1,
Maud Gonella
1 and
Élise Ledoux
3
1
Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST), 505, De Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, QC H3A 3C2, Canada
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3A7, Canada
3
Département des Sciences de L’Activité Physique, Université du Québec à Montréal, 141, Avenue du Président-Kennedy, Montreal, QC H2X 1Y4, Canada
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Safety 2022, 8(3), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/safety8030058
Submission received: 16 June 2022 / Revised: 22 July 2022 / Accepted: 2 August 2022 / Published: 5 August 2022
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Abstract

Vehicles falling off two-post above-ground (2PAG) lifts is a fairly frequent occurrence. As only limited knowledge is available about the determinants influencing the stability of lifting vehicles with a 2PAG lift, two experimental designs were carried out in order to have quantitative data. This paper addresses support pad slippage as a result of external forces being exerted on a vehicle. The experimental design is based on the consultation of the key players that identify the main issues related to the support pads. The controlled factors chosen in this experimental design were lift support pad type and position, smear on pads, arm locking and external force type. Based on the analysis of variance, factors that had a significant influence on the support pad slippage were (i) support pad type, (ii) external force type and (iii) the interaction between those two controlled factors. Arm locking and support pad position were not statistically significant. From a practical standpoint, initial placement of the support pad is, however, a major safety measure, as support pad slippage went up to 53% of the pad half-width. These results should challenge 2PAG lift manufacturers and vehicle manufacturers to come up with support pad and lifting point designs, respectively, that would reduce this inherent risk of the 2PAG lifts.
Keywords: accident; automotive lift; experimental design; occupational safety; support pad slippage; vehicle fall accident; automotive lift; experimental design; occupational safety; support pad slippage; vehicle fall

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Burlet-Vienney, D.; Galy, B.; Cusson Bertrand, K.; Beaugrand, S.; Gonella, M.; Ledoux, É. Analysis of Vehicle Stability When Using Two-Post Above-Ground Automotive Lifts: Support Pad Slippage. Safety 2022, 8, 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety8030058

AMA Style

Burlet-Vienney D, Galy B, Cusson Bertrand K, Beaugrand S, Gonella M, Ledoux É. Analysis of Vehicle Stability When Using Two-Post Above-Ground Automotive Lifts: Support Pad Slippage. Safety. 2022; 8(3):58. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety8030058

Chicago/Turabian Style

Burlet-Vienney, Damien, Bertrand Galy, Kariane Cusson Bertrand, Sylvie Beaugrand, Maud Gonella, and Élise Ledoux. 2022. "Analysis of Vehicle Stability When Using Two-Post Above-Ground Automotive Lifts: Support Pad Slippage" Safety 8, no. 3: 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety8030058

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Burlet-Vienney, D., Galy, B., Cusson Bertrand, K., Beaugrand, S., Gonella, M., & Ledoux, É. (2022). Analysis of Vehicle Stability When Using Two-Post Above-Ground Automotive Lifts: Support Pad Slippage. Safety, 8(3), 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety8030058

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