An exploratory study of whole-body vibration exposure and dose while operating heavy equipment in the construction industry

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 999-1005

  Cann, Adam P ^a   Salmoni, Alan W ^a   Vi, Peter ^b   Eger, Tammy R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Construction Safety Association of Ontario ^*  (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction; Heavy equipment; Iso 2631 1; Vibration dose value (vdv); Whole body vibration (wbv)

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAT; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; WORK;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONTARIO; VIBRATION;

EID: 0347419190     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/715717338     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Wasserman, D.E.; Wilder, D.G.; Pope, M.H. et al.: Whole-Body Vibration Exposure and Occupational Work-Hardening. J Occup Environ Med 39:403-407 (1997).
2. Bovenzi, M.: Low Back Pain Disorders and Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration in the Workplace. Sem Perinatol 20:38-53 (1996).
3. Bongers, P.M.; Boshuizen, H.C.; Hulshof, C.T.J; et al.: Back Disorders in Crane Operators Exposed to Whole-Body Vibration. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 60:129-137 (1988).
4. Griffin, M.J.: General Hazards: Vibration, Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety, pp. 502-5015. International Labour Organization, Geneva (1998).
5. Herrington, T.N.; Morse, L.H: Vibration Related Occupational Injuries, Occupational Injuries: Evaluation, Management and Prevention, chapter 28, pp. 411-421. Mosby Year Book, Toronto (1995).
6. Rom, W.N.: Occupational Exposure to Vibration, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, chapter 99, pp. 1165-1172. Little Brown and Company, Toronto (1992).
7. Seidel, H.: Selected Health Risks Caused by Long-Term Whole-Body Vibration. Am J Indus Med 23:589-604 (1993).
8. Thalheimer, E.: Practical Approach to Measurement and Evaluation of Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration in the Workplace. Sem Perinatol 20:77-89 (1996).
9. Stayner, R.M.: Whole-Body Vibration and Shock: A Literature: Extension of a Study of Over Travel of Seat Suspensions. Health and Safety Executive Books (HSE®), Norwich (2001).
10. Paddan, G.S.; Haward, B.M.; Griffin, M.J. et al.: Whole-Body Vibration: Evaluation of Some Common Sources of Exposure in Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive Books (HSE), Colegate Norwich (1999).
11. Kumar Kittusamy, N.; Buchholz, B: An Ergonomic Evaluation of Excavating Operations: A Pilot Study. Appl Occup Environ Hyg 16:723-726 (2001).
12. International Standards Organization: Evaluation of Human Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration, ISO 2631-1. ISO, Geneva (1997).
13. Bensen, W.R.: Seeing Young Children: A Guide to Observing and Recording Behaviour, 4th ed., pp. 98-119. Delmar Thomson Learning Ltd., London, Ontario, Canada (2000).
14. Piette A.; Malchaire, J: Technical Characteristics of Overhead Cranes Influencing the Vibration Exposure of the Operators. Appl Ergonom 23:121-127 (1991).
15. Boshuizen H.C.; Bongers, P.M.; Hulshof, C.T.: Self-Reported Back Pain in Fork-Lift and Freight-Container Tractor Drivers Exposed to Whole-Body Vibration. Spine 17:59-65 (1992).
16. British Standard Institute: Measurement and Evaluation of Human Exposure to Whole-Body Mechanical Vibration and Repeated Shock, BS 6841. BSI, London (1987).
17. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®): Threshold Limit Values (TLVs®) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs®), pp. 126-133. ACGIH, Cincinnati, OH (2000).
18. Daniere, P.; Robinet, D.; Sueur, J. et al.: L’Environnement Acoustique et Vibratoire aux Postes de Conduite des Engines de Terrassement. Institut Nationale de Recherche et de Securite, INRS Cahiers de Notes Documentaires 126:63-73 (1987).
19. Boulanger, P.; Donati, P.; Galmiche, J.P: L’Environnement Vibra-toire aux Postes de Conduite des Mini-Engins de Chantier. Institut Nationale de Recherche et de Securite, INRS Cahiers de Notes Documentaires 162:33-38 (1996).