Occupational Exposure to Vibration – Hazards, Evaluation and Control

Authors

  • Nishith Ghosh Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
  • Garima Singh Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
  • G.L.N. Padmavathi Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
  • Aparna Sawatkar Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
  • M.D. Patel Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
  • Alok Srivastava Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India

Keywords:

Vibration exposure, hand-transmitted-vibration, whole-body vibration

Abstract

Mechanical vibration is known to cause occupational health hazards. Exposure to vibration has potential to cause musculoskeletal disorders. Chronic exposure to hand-transmitted vibration causes occupational disease like vibration induced white finger (VWF). This article describes the harmful health effects caused due to exposure to hand-transmitted vibration (HTV) and whole-body vibration (WBV) and the control measures to minimize the exposure. Specifically, focus is kept on the evaluation of vibration exposure to personnel and occupational exposure limits. To this aim, two case studies are also described for exposure assessment of HTV and WBV.

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2021-10-01

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2021)

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