Whole Body Vibration Exposures and Health Status Among Professional Truck Drivers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

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• Personal Author:
  Aulck LS ; Dennerlein, Jack T. ; Ibbotson JA ; Johnson PW ; Kim JH ; Zigman M
• Description:
  Many professional truck drivers suffer from low back pain (LBP) which is thought to be associated with exposure to whole-body vibration (WBV). The objectives of this study were to: (i) characterize general health, regional body pain and WBV exposures, (ii) evaluate the associations between different WBV parameters and health outcomes, and (iii) determine whether there were factors which affect a truck driver's WBV exposures. This study analyzed WBV exposures from 96 long-haul truck drivers over their regular work shift (6-15h) per International Standards Organization (ISO) 2631-1 and 2631-5 WBV standards. This study also evaluated regional body pain (10-point scale), low back disability (the Oswestry Disability Index), and physical and mental health (the Short Form 12-item Health Survey). The results demonstrated that the daily vector sum WBV exposures [A(8), VDV(8) and Sed(8)] were above action limits while the predominant z-axis exposures were below action limits. Among all the musculoskeletal outcomes, LBP was the most prevalent (72.5%) with average LBP score of 2.9 (SD: 2.0). The SF-12 health scores demonstrated that truck drivers in general had lower physical health status than the general US population (P's < 0.04) and that physical health status decreased as WBV exposures increased (P = 0.03). In addition, the correlations between the WBV measures and health outcomes indicated that A(8) exposure measures had a stronger link to musculoskeletal (LBP) and other health outcomes than the VDV(8) and Sed(8) measures. Finally, seat manufacturer and seat age were two factors which had a strong influence on WBV exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Transportation Vibration
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Human Vibration Health Effects Low Back Pain MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Oswestry Disability Index SF-12 Health Survey Transportation Industry Truck Drivers Trucking Whole Body Vibration Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders

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• ISSN:
  0003-4878
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063719
• Citation:
  Ann Occup Hyg 2016 Oct; 60(8):936-948
• Contact Point Address:
  Jeong Ho Kim, Environmental and Occupational Health Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
• Email:
  jay.kim@oregonstate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Occupational Hygiene
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:85768bf82ca9b07c4688f03d07d1f5e82d2ced379e7294fd42bf140d1afcda22ad8d31f3b262e762ee677f45ee154e6a139019986eed184170cfb2621a9f712c
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222280/cdc_222280_DS1.pdf
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