The Hand-Arm Vibration International Consortium (HAVIC): Prospective Studies on the Relationship Between Power Tool Exposure and Health Effects

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• Personal Author:
  Brammer, A. J. ; Cherniack, Martin G. ; Lundstrom R ; Meyer, J. D. ; Morse, T. F. ; Neely G ; Nilsson T ; Peterson D ; Toppila E ; Warren N
• Description:
  Objectives: The Hand-Arm Vibration International Consortium (HAVIC) is a collaboration of investigators from Europe and North America studying health effects from hand-arm vibration (HAV). Features include prospective design, cross-cohort exposure, and health assessment methods. Methods: Two new cohorts (dental hygienists and dental hygiene students), two existing cohorts (Finnish forest workers, and Swedish truck cab assemblers), and a previous population (US shipyard workers) are included. Instruments include surveys, quantitative medical tests, physical examination, and work simulation and data logging to assess exposure. New methods were developed for nerve conduction and data logging. Results: Findings on the relationship between nerve conduction and skin temperature in HAV-exposed subjects resulted in a new approach to subject warming. Conclusions: Integrating established cohorts has advantages over de novo cohort construction. Complex laboratory tests can be successfully adapted for field use. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Dental Offices Forestry Laboratories Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Safety Ships Temperature Vibration

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• Keywords:
  Assembly-line-workers Construction-workers Dentists Factory-workers Forestry-workers Hand-injuries Laboratory-testing Laboratory-work Medical-examinations Medical-research Medical-screening Nerve-damage Nerve-fibers Nerve-function Neurological-diseases Neurological-reactions Neurological-system Physical-stress Shipyard-industry Shipyard-workers Temperature-effects Temperature-measurement Vibration-effects Vibration-exposure Vibration-monitors

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  289-301
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032007
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2007 Mar; 49(3):289-301
• Contact Point Address:
  Ergonomics Technology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue-MC6210, Farmington, CT 06030-6210
• Email:
  cherniack@nso.uchc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut Schools of Medicine
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20000930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20060929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186101/cdc_186101_DS1.pdf
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