On-the-hand measurement methods for assessing effectiveness of anti-vibration gloves

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-298

  Dong, R G ^a   McDowell, T W ^a   Welcome, D E ^a   Smutz, W P ^a   Schopper, A W ^a   Warren, C ^a   Wu, J Z ^a   Rakheja, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti vibration gloves; Assessment method; Chipping hammers; Hand arm vibration; Measurement of glove vibration transmissibility; Prediction of tool specific glove transmissibility; Vibration attenuation; Vibration transmissibility

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; FUNCTIONS; GELS; HAMMERS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

AIR BLADDER GLOVE;

ERGONOMICS;

AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FORCE; GEL; GLOVE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METACARPAL BONE; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; VIBRATION; VOLUNTEER; WRIST;

EID: 0043123000     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(03)00071-4     Document Type: Article

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