| Document ID (ISN) | 103301 |
| CIS number |
04-438 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Jetzer T., Haydon P., Reynolds D. |
| Title |
Effective intervention with ergonomics, antivibration gloves, and medical surveillance to minimize hand-arm vibration hazards in the workplace |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2003, Vol.45, No.12, p.1312-1317. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
To determine and monitor the level of hand-arm vibration syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome among workers exposed to upper extremity vibration, 165 workers in eight different facilities with similar vibration exposure were given a vibration exposure questionnaire and subjected to medical examinations. Workers who had no symptoms were placed in a long-term study group and examined every two years. Workers with clinical evidence of symptoms were followed up every six to twelve months. Ergonomic intervention in the form of tools with lower vibration levels and antivibration gloves were associated with a decrease in the pathologic symptoms in these workers, while workers without such intervention were more likely to show progression of symptoms. These findings suggest that ergonomic intervention can be effective in controlling the risks due to vibrating tools. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
vibrating tools; hand-arm vibration; physical hazards; programme evaluation; vibration |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; symptoms; ergonomics; medical supervision; vibration protective gloves; long-term study; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hand and portable tools
Vibration
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