An Exploratory Study of Whole-Body Vibration Exposure and Dose While Operating Heavy Equipment in the Construction Industry

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 999-1005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam P. Cann ◽  
Alan W. Salmoni ◽  
Peter Vi ◽  
Tammy R. Eger
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Vibration Exposure ◽  
Body Vibration ◽  
Heavy Equipment

Influence of Speed in Whole Body Vibration Exposure in Heavy Equipment Mining Vehicles

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 919-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luz S. Marin ◽  
Andrés Rodriguez ◽  
Estefany Rey ◽  
Lope H. Barrero ◽  
Jack Dennerlein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Daily Maximum ◽  
Vibration Exposure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Body Vibration ◽  
Heavy Equipment ◽  
Vector Sum ◽  
Iso 2631

This study aimed to characterize and contrast the ISO 2631-1 daily average-continuous A(8) and cumulative-impulsive VDV(8) whole body vibration (WBV) exposures during the operation of mining heavy equipment vehicles (HEVs). In a cross-sectional study, WBV measurements were collected from six different types of HEVs. For each HEV, the daily A(8) and VDV(8) WBV exposures were determined for each axis (x, y and z) along with the vector sum (∑xyx).. The predominant axis of vibration exposure was related to and dependent on the type of HEV, which all have different average speeds. Most of the predominant axis WBV exposures were above the ISO daily vibration action limits and the vector sum-based WBV exposures were considerably higher. Our results indicated that mining HEV operators are exposed to high levels of both continuous and impulsive WBV exposures, with the impulsive WBV exposures being more restrictive with respect the HEVs daily maximum operation hours.

Whole body vibration exposure patterns in Canadian prairie farmers

Ergonomics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (8) ◽  
pp. 1064-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoke Zeng ◽  
Aaron M. Kociolek ◽  
Muhammad Idrees Khan ◽  
Stephan Milosavljevic ◽  
Brenna Bath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Vibration Exposure ◽  
Canadian Prairie ◽  
Body Vibration ◽  
Exposure Patterns
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