7th Safety Products Student Design Challenge
November 23, 2009 | Levent OZLER
Safety Products Student Design Challenge encourages training of designers for function, not just fashion, and the use of textiles in protective and safety applications.
Students are challenged to design original projects which incorporate textiles and protect people or property from hazards.
A University of Wisconsin Stout design team - Deanna Badman, Laura Schannach, Amy Alderete, Stephanie Fitzgerald, and Sarah Lafata, working under the direction of Dr. Gindy Neibermyer - placed first in the 2009 contest for designing an inflatable system that will enhance blood circulation for the lower extremities of a worker who has fallen from a height and is hanging for some time in his fall arrest harness.
The inflation occurs automatically, making it useful for unconscious and conscious workers.
The contest is judged by industry experts and open to post-secondary students worldwide.
Deadline for entries is February 26, 2010.
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