Measurement of Hand-Transmitted Vibration Exposures

Details

• Personal Author:
  Dong, Ren G. ; Maeda, Setsuo
• Description:
  The magnitude of hand-transmitted vibration (HTV) and the exposure duration are the essential factors to be considered in the risk assessment of HTV exposure (ISO 5349-1, 2001). Technical guidance for the measurement of HTV can be found in ISO 5349-2 (2001). The requirements of the instrumentation are documented in ISO/DIS 8041 (2003). While the measurement of many powered hand tools (such as chipping hammers, rock drills, and jackhammers) remains a very challenging task, the exposure duration has been estimated mostly based on workers' claims. This paper outlines the major methods, instrumentation, practices, and pitfalls of the HTV exposure measurement. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Occupational Health
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Safety
  • Vibration
• Keywords:
  • Vibration-exposure
  • Vibration-effects
  • Arm-injuries
  • Exposure-assessment
  • Risk-analysis
  • Risk-factors
  • Hand-injuries
  • Hand-tools
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Nevada ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  49-51
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025592
• Citation:
  10th International Conference on Hand-Arm-Vibration, June 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada. 2004 Jun; :49-51
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  10th International Conference on Hand-Arm-Vibration, June 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196884/cdc_196884_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 398.03 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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