| Document ID (ISN) | 40212 |
| CIS number |
83-1262 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0038-5077 - Sovetskaja medicina |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Jacenko K.S., Trubnikov G.A., Afanas'ev Ju.A., Molokanov V.M. |
| Title |
Sensitivity to vibration of workers in the basic shipbuilding trades |
| Original title |
Vibracionnaja čuvstvitel'nost' u rabočih osnovnyh professij v sudostroenii [in Russian] |
| Bibliographic information |
1981, No.5, p.78-80. 2 ref. |
| Abstract |
In the course of routine medical examinations, 606 shipyard workers were tested for vibration sensitivity to determine if a correlation existed between trade and vibration sensitivity. When tested at 63, 125, and 250 Hz with a VT-2 pallesthesiometer, none of the 80 engineering personnel serving as a control group showed abnormalities in sensitivity to vibration, but 18% of the fitters, 10.8% of the electrical welders, 4.3% of the gas welders, and 21.7% of the painters showed reduced vibration sensitivity. Many of the workers affected are not exposed to vibration, but all are exposed to fumes containing heavy metals and/or solvents. Neurological examination of the workers suggested that abnormal vibration sensitivity is an early indicator of autonomic-sensory polyneuritis. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
diseases of autonomic nervous system; vibration; shipbuilding industry; sensation thresholds; polyneuritis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
vibrating tools; neurovegetative disorders; painting; comparative study; metal fumes; welding and cutting; organic solvents |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Shipbuliding and ship repair
Vibration
Diseases of the nervous system
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