Exposure to whole-body vibration and mechanical shock: A field study of quad bike use in agriculture

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 286-295

  Milosavljevic, Stephan ^a   Mcbride, David I ^a   Bagheri, Nasser ^a   Vasiljev, Radivoj M ^b   Mani, Ramakrishnan ^a   Carman, Allan B ^a   Rehn, Borje ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Department Biomechanist ^*  (Serbia)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

agriculture; fieldwork; mechanical shock; quad bikes; whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

BACK PAIN; BODY MASS INDEX; DAIRY FARMING; DATA LOGGER; EQUAL OPPORTUNITY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPOSURE LIMITS; FIELD STUDIES; FIELDWORK; GOOD PRACTICES; HEALTH AND SAFETY; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MECHANICAL SHOCK; MULTIVARIATE MODELS; NEW ZEALAND; QUAD BIKES; SHOCK DATA; TRIAXIAL ACCELEROMETER; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; WHOLE-BODY VIBRATIONS;

ACCELEROMETERS; AGRICULTURE; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE SHOCK ABSORBERS; BICYCLES; HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL LAW;

VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VIBRATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGRICULTURE; BACK PAIN; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIBRATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79952972954     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq087     Document Type: Article

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