| Document ID (ISN) | 73369 |
| CIS number |
99-1326 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Palmer K., Crane G., Inskip H. |
| Title |
Symptoms of hand-arm vibration syndrome in gas distribution operatives |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1998, Vol.55, No.10, p.716-721. 26 ref. |
| Abstract |
153 gas distribution operatives were assessed by an administered questionnaire, a clinical examination, and a simple cold challenge test to the hands. Past vibration exposures were estimated. On average, the sample had spent 16 years in employment involving use of vibratory tools. The risks of blanching and neurological complaints rose significantly with lifetime hours of use of vibrating tools and lifetime dose of vibration. Symptoms were generally mild and apparent only after a prolonged interval, but there were exceptions, and cases had occurred after lower recent exposures. It has been suggested that aspects of the gas distribution operative's work mitigate against the risk normally anticipated from use of pneumatic road breaking tools. By contrast these data suggest that symptoms of hand-arm vibration syndrome do occur, given sufficient exposure, a finding relevant not only to gas supply workers, but also to workers from other industries who break and repair road surfaces. Topics: carpal-tunnel syndrome; dose-response relationship; epidemiologic study; exposure evaluation; gas distribution; hand-arm vibration; paraesthesia; pneumatic tools; Raynaud's phenomenon; road work; vibrating tools; vibration disease. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
road work; gas distribution; vibration disease; hand-arm vibration |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
vibrating tools; carpal-tunnel syndrome; pneumatic tools; dose-response relationship; paraesthesia; exposure evaluation; epidemiologic study; Raynaud's phenomenon |
| 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
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Power generation and distribution
Vibration
Road transportation
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