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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 100368 |
CIS number |
02-1427 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
Year |
2001 |
Convention or series no. |
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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 Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Cardiovascular diseases Hand and portable tools Vibration
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