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Document ID (ISN)52766
CIS number 89-2022
Year 1987
Convention or series no. Undersökningsrapport 1987:28
Author(s) Burström L., Landström U., Hagberg M., Öberg R.
Arbetsmiljöinstitutet
Title Exposure to vibrations among sheet-metal workers in the heavy engineering industry
Original title Vibrationsexponering bland plåtslagare inom tyngre verkstadsindustri [in Swedish]
Bibliographic information Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen, Publikationsservice, 171 84 Solna, Sweden, 1987. 23p. Illus. 16 ref.
Abstract Report on an investigation concerning the dose of hand-transmitted vibrations among sheet-metal workers. The vibration levels were determined during normal working conditions on 36 hand tools. The results showed that the average level of vibrations were 5.5m/s2 from the grinders, 10.3m/s2 from the hammers and 1.5m/s2 from polishers. The average time of exposure, based on subjective and objective analyses, was close to 100 minutes per day. The exposure time was higher for the right hand than for the left one. The risk assessment, based on ISO 5349 indicated a finger blanching after 6-7 years in 10% of the exposed workers.
Descriptors (primary) vibration; hand tools; sheet-metal working; exposure evaluation; hazard evaluation
Descriptors (secondary) vibration measurement; report; Raynaud's phenomenon; length of exposure; hammers; vibration damage risk criteria; grinding machines
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Noise, hearing and vibration
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Exposure evaluation
Risk evaluation
Metalworking industry
Hand and portable tools
Vibration