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What is Vibration?
Frequency
Amplitude
Acceleration
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Vibration Exposure
Contact with Vibrating Machine:
Segmental Vibration
Segment of body such as hand-transmitted vibration
(known as hand-arm vibration or HAV)
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Industry
Type of Vibration
Agriculture
Whole body
Tractors
Construction
Whole body
Hand-arm
Forestry
Whole body
Hand-arm
Tractors
Chain saws
Furniture manufacture
Hand-arm
Pneumatic chisels
Machine tools
Hand-arm
Textile
Hand-arm
Transportation
Whole body
Vehicles
Mining
Whole body
Hand-arm
Vehicle operation
Rock drills
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Occupational Vibration
Legal Aspects
The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations
2007, revoke and replace the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Control
of Vibration) Regulations 2006. Part 5 Chapter 2 of the 2007 Regulations
specifically addresses Control of Vibration at Work.
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Chainsaws
Concrete breakers/road drills
Hammer drills
Hand-held grinders
Hand-held sanders
Nut runners
Pedestal grinders
Power hammers and chisels
Powered lawnmowers
Riveting hammers and bolsters
Strimmers/brush cutters
Swaging machines.
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impact wrenches
carpet strippers
chain saws
percussive tools
jack hammers
scalers
grinders
sanders
jig saws
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Stockholm Classification
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Biodynamic Factors
Individual Factors
Acceleration of vibration
Frequency of vibration
Individual susceptibility to
vibration
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Stage of VWF
Latency (years)
Foundry worker
Tingling
Numbness
Blanching
1.8
2.2
2.0
Tingling
Numbness
9.1
12.0
16.8
Blanching
Grinder
Numbness
Blanching
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Implement
Controls
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Monitor &
Evaluate
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Occupational Vibration
Control Standards
The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application)
Regulations 2007 (S.I. No 299 of 2007) revoke and replace
the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Control of Vibration)
Regulations 2006. Part 5 Chapter 2 of the 2007 Regulations
addresses Control of Vibration at Work.
EU Physical Agents (Vibration) Directive 2002/44/EC
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Occupational Vibration
Databases
The Centralised
European Database
is available at:
http://umetech.niwl.se/English
Also includes a
Vibration Exposure
Calculator
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Any questions?
Links to information including vibration databases on occupational
vibration available at: http://www.consultnet.ie/vibration.htm
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