Measurement of Hand-Transmitted Vibration Exposures

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• 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:
  Arm-injuries Exposure-assessment Hand-injuries Hand-tools Risk-analysis Risk-factors Vibration-effects Vibration-exposure
• 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
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2ddeeaf063effd6d454f8e7e086a0f9544264438f88f892360a30ed7ebc1e443587069fb00dddb24ffda938729037f1254d11acb1935511af02f0815e1aa21a1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196884/cdc_196884_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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