Design of digital filters for frequency weightings required for risk assessments of workers exposed to vibration

Industrial Health

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 512-519

  Rimell, Andrew N ^a   Mansfield, Neil J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BS 6841; Digital filter; Frequency weighting; ISO 2631; ISO 5349; ISO 8041; Occupational health and safety; Whole body and hand arm vibration

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; DIGITAL FILTERING; FREQUENCY MODULATOR; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIBRATION;

ALGORITHMS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIBRATION;

EID: 34548623099     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.45.512     Document Type: Article

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