Exposure to hand-held vibrating tools and biomarkers of nerve injury in plasma: A population-based, observational study

M Zimmerman, P Nilsson, LB Dahlin - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To analyse potential biomarkers for vibration-induced nerve damage in a
population-based, observational study. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Malmö Diet …

Health effects associated with occupational exposure to hand-arm or whole body vibration

K Krajnak - Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Workers in a number of different occupational sectors are exposed to workplace vibration on
a daily basis. This exposure may arise through the use of powered-hand tools or hand …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse health manifestations in the hands of vibration exposed carpenters-a cross sectional study

E Tekavec, L Löfqvist, A Larsson, K Fisk… - Journal of Occupational …, 2021 - Springer
Background Despite EU regulatory standards, many workers suffer injury as a result of
working with hand-held vibrating tools. Our aim of this study was to confirm whether …

Cross sectional study of a workforce exposed to hand-arm vibration: with objective tests and the Stockholm workshop scales

KL McGeoch, WH Gilmour - Occupational and environmental …, 2000 - oem.bmj.com
OBJECTIVES Medical surveillance of workforces exposed to vibration has been
recommended with the Stockholm workshop scales. The aims of this study were (a) to …

The Hand-Arm Vibration International Consortium (HAVIC): prospective studies on the relationship between power tool exposure and health effects

M Cherniack, AJ Brammer, R Lundstrom… - … of occupational and …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The Hand-Arm Vibration International Consortium (HAVIC) is a collaboration of
investigators from Europe and North America studying health effects from hand-arm …

A cross sectional epidemiological survey of shipyard workers exposed to hand-arm vibration.

R Letz, MG Cherniack, F Gerr, D Hershman… - Occupational and …, 1992 - oem.bmj.com
The hand-arm vibration syndrome, widely known as vibration white finger, is a disorder of
nerves and blood vessels that occurs in workers exposed to segmental vibration. A cross …

Hand-arm vibration exposure influences performance of daily activities

R Cederlund, U. Nordenskiold, G … - Disability and …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Although much research has been performed on the effects of vibration on nerves,
muscles and vascular structures, little is known of the effects that vibration exposure to …

A prospective cohort study investigating an exposure-response relationship among vibration-exposed male workers with numbness of the hands

M Edlund, L Burström, L Gerhardsson… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2014 - JSTOR
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the exposure-response relationship of
hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure to neurological symptoms (numbness) of the hand in a …

Risk assessment of vascular disorders by a supplementary hand–arm vascular weighting of hand-transmitted vibration

M Bovenzi, I Pinto, F Picciolo - International archives of occupational and …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To provide an updated epidemiological validation for a supplementary method for
assessing the risk of vascular disorders from hand-transmitted vibration. Methods The …

Mortality from myocardial infarction in relation to exposure to vibration and dust among a cohort of iron-ore miners in Sweden

B Björ, L Burström, K Eriksson, H Jonsson… - Occupational and …, 2010 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate myocardial infarction (MI) mortality in
relation to exposure to hand/arm vibration (HAV) and whole body vibration (WBV) as well as …