High Frequency Vibration Transmitted to the Human Fingers with and Without Wearing Gloves

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• Personal Author:
  Dong, Ren G. ; McDowell, Thomas W. ; Warren CM ; Welcome DE ; Wu, John Z. ; Xu XS
• Description:
  Vibration at frequencies above 100 Hz may not be effectively transmitted to arms but it can be transmitted to the hands, especially to the fingers and palms of the hands. This may partially explain why vibration-induced white finger can be found among workers using tools such as grinders, chipping hammers, and rivet hammers, which mainly generate high-frequency vibrations. While the vibrations transmitted to the fingers in three orthogonal directions for frequencies up to 500 Hz have been investigated in our previous study, the vibration transmissions on the fingers at higher frequencies in the three directions have not been sufficiently studied. The objectives of this study are to verify the reported results and to investigate the finger vibration transmission at high frequencies. The effect of vibration-reducing gloves on the finger vibration transmissibility is also examined in this study. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Vibration
• Keywords:
  Acceleration Exposure Levels Gloves Grinding Equipment Hand Injuries Hand Protection Hand Tools Measurement Equipment Personal Protective Equipment Power Tools Task Performance Tools Vibration Control Vibration Disease Vibration Exposure Vibration Monitors Vibration Suppressors Workers

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• Publisher:
  Marquette University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  32-33
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050247
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Sixth American Conference on Human Vibration, June 8-10, 2017, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University, 2017 Jun; :32-33
• Contact Point Address:
  Daniel E. Welcome, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Sixth American Conference on Human Vibration, June 8-10, 2017, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e6fc2dd9c447312792d96f9d9f55978d2fcc205a75b89b1533193c4af5eef6d14b5589af7460158e3463c7826eb193b523083b2532d27099c4083515e3cd61d6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210671/cdc_210671_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.11 MB ]