Construction Ergonomics: Concrete Bit Wear Increases Handle Vibration and Drilling Time

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• Personal Author:
  Antonucci A ; Barr A ; Martin B ; Rempel D
• Description:
  The use of large electric hammer and pneumatic drills exposes construction workers to high levels of hand vibration that may lead to hand arm vibration syndrome and other musculoskeletal disorders. This hammer drill test bench study demonstrated a small but significant increase in z-axis handle vibration (4.8 to 5.1 m/s2; ISO weighted) and drilling time per hole (7.8 to 12.3 s) with worn concrete bits when compared to a new bit. Drill bit manufactures may consider advising contractors that worn bits will increase the exposure of workers to hand vibration and will reduce worker productivity. Construction contractors should adopt a bit replacement program based on bit wear patterns in order to reduce exposure level and drilling time to hazardous hand vibration. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Environmental Exposure Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Vibration
• Keywords:
  Concretes Construction Construction Industry Construction Workers Exposure Levels Hand-arm Vibration Syndrome Hand Tools HAVS Hazards MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Pneumatic Tools Risk Factors Tools Vibration Effects Vibration Exposure Workers

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• ISBN:
  9780945289531
• ISSN:
  1541-9312
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050829
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 61st Annual Meeting, October 9-13, 2017, Austin, Texas. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2017 Sep; 61(1):969-972
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 61st Annual Meeting, October 9-13, 2017, Austin, Texas
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:730261131064ecc0b43932f824bc4c603c32e0b52ad7ea57c4119da4c8b44d6d320ff34d23bbce13429f806407f705809ff4d5a4ab37d37538f4e9bda916aa60
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211034/cdc_211034_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.07 MB ]