Determination of hand-transmitted vibration risk

Maeda, S; Taylor, Mark; Anderson, L. C.; McLaughlin, J.

Abstract

Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) is a debilitating industrial disease induced by exposure to vibrating machinery. As an irreversible condition, monitoring, controlling and reducing exposure are crucial to minimise the risk of developing the disease. Current standards for assessing risk evaluate vibration on the surface of the tool and thus do not capture the effect of different operator interactions and other variables have on the transmitted vibration energy. Annex D of the current standard (ISO 5349-1) acknowledges the existence of additional factors affecting exposure beyond the tool emitted vibration, such as operator technique, posture and coupling force. This further illustrates the limitations of using a single value for tool emitted vibration when attempting to quantify the risk faced by an individual.

Citation

Maeda, S., Taylor, M., Anderson, L. C., & McLaughlin, J. (2019, April). Determination of hand-transmitted vibration risk. Poster presented at Occupational Hygiene 2019, Brighton, United Kingdom

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: Occupational Hygiene 2019
• Start Date: Apr 1, 2019
• End Date: Apr 4, 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 25, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 26, 2019
• Keywords: Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), industrial diseases, vibrating machinery, operator interactions,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1684648
• Publisher URL: https://www.oh2019.com/
• Contract Date: Mar 25, 2019