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Document ID (ISN)100368
CIS number 02-1427
ISSN - Serial title 0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Year 2001
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Palmer K.T., Griffin M.J., Syddall H., Pannett B., Cooper C., Coggon D.
Title Risk of hand-arm vibration syndrome according to occupation and sources of exposure to hand-transmitted vibration: A national survey
Bibliographic information Apr. 2001, Vol.39, No.4, p.389-396. 41 ref.
Abstract A questionnaire on hand-transmitted vibration (HTV) was mailed to a general-population sample of 12,240 men aged 16-64 years and to 906 men from the armed forces, all in the United Kingdom. Questions covered current occupation, sources of HTV, numbness or tingling in the fingers in the past week, and finger blanching. Among the 5,364 respondents who had been at work in the past week, 513 (10%) reported cold-induced finger blanching and 769 (14%) sensory symptoms in the fingers. The risk of blanching was increased in builders (prevalence ratio (PR) 2.4), carpenters and joiners (PR 1.9), motor mechanics (PR 2.3), and labourers (PR 2.8). The risk of sensory symptoms was elevated in labourers (PR 4.0) and plant operatives (PR 3.5). Use of hand-guided mowers, concrete breakers, chain saws and jig saws was significantly associated with symptoms.
Descriptors (primary) vibrating tools; hand-arm vibration; job-exposure relation; risk factors; Raynaud's phenomenon
Descriptors (secondary) United Kingdom; scroll saws; chain saws; vehicle repair and servicing; demolition; woodworking industry; hazard evaluation; questionnaire survey; building industry; defence services; lawn mowers
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Cardiovascular diseases
Hand and portable tools
Vibration