Uncertainty in evaluating exposure to hand-transmitted vibration

Acoustics Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 16-23

  Pitts, Paul ^a,b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b ISO/CEN Joint Working Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POWER TOOLS; RISK DATA; VIBRATION EXPOSURE;

ACCELERATION; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC TOOLS; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; STANDARDS; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 0345724813     PISSN: 0308437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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