Selected tools for tile-setters (a transportable work station including a work table and platform with adjustable height, a device for transportation and tipping out mortar, and a tool box) were developed and designed in order to reduce the tile-setters' strain. Two prototypes of transportable work station were tested in 8 tile-setting companies and a learning centre. A questionnaire was worked out for the testing. Considering the test results and in co-operation with industrial manufacturers, the development will be finished so that the work station can go into production.
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