Developing Foot Lock for Public Toilet Facilities

Abstract

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is detrimental to the community; therefore, it is necessary to take actions that can minimize the spread of COVID-19 so that business sustainability can be maintained. One way to minimize the spread of COVID-19 is to reduce physical contact using hands. However, based on observations, it is known that there are no available tools in Indonesia that are used to avoid hand contact with the toilet door lock. This of course can be a means of spreading the Covid-19 virus. Therefore, in this study, a foot-operated toilet door lock was designed and made so that it is expected to reduce the spread of the covid-19 virus. Foot lock product design was carried out using the Quality Function Deployment method. Customers' needs were identified by using interviews and questionnaires. Quantitative measurements were conducted to identify priorities, which consist of respondent satisfaction level, goals and sales points, improvement ratio, and row weight. The research continued with the development of technical responses (HOWs) to meet customers' needs and then the house of quality was developed. Alternative design concepts were developed using a morphological chart. The selected design was then made into a foot-operated door lock and tested for ease of use. The foot lock that has been made has an outer dimension of 308 x 126 x 121 mm.