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 …

Chainsaw operators' exposure to occupational risk factors and incidence of professional diseases specific to the forestry field

MD Iftime, AE Dumitrascu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. This article focuses on detailed studies regarding the analysis of occupational risk
factors on health and occupational disease, namely, the influence of noise, hand–arm …

Hand arm vibration syndrome in dentistry: A review

R Chowdhry, V Sethi - Current Medicine Research and Practice, 2017 - Elsevier
Exposure to vibrating hand-held tools can cause a variety of vascular and neuromuscular
symptoms collectively named Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). The use of dental …

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 …

Hand–arm vibration syndrome in South African gold miners

B Nyantumbu, CM Barber, M Ross… - Occupational …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background Hand–arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) is associated with the use of hand-held
vibrating tools. Affected workers may experience symptoms of tingling, numbness, loss of …

Assessment of low-cost tool intervention among carpet alignment workers exposed to hand-arm vibration and shift in hearing threshold

AK Singh, ML Meena… - International Journal of …, 2018 - inderscienceonline.com
The aim of this study was to assess the hand-arm vibration (HAV), noise exposure, and loss
in hearing threshold (HT) due to the hand tools used in carpet alignment. The effect of new …

Mottled Raynaud's phenomenon and hand-arm vibration syndrome: followed up for 10 years

H Hirano - BMJ Case Reports CP, 2024 - casereports.bmj.com
Vibration white finger is a form of secondary Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) caused by the
use of handheld vibrating tools. RP usually appears on the extremities of the fingers, and its …

The characteristics of vibrotactile perception threshold among shipyard workers in a tropical environment

SBM TaMrin, MN Jamalohdin, YG Ng, S Maeda… - Industrial …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
and accepted December 19, 2011 Published online in J-STAGE February 1, 2012 abstract:
The objectives of this study are to determine the prevalence of hand-arm vibration syndrome …

Effects of work types and workload on certain anthropometric parameters in forestry workers

H Eroglu, Y Kayacan, R Yilmaz - The Anthropologist, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Using computer software and anthropometric measurements, the present study analyzes the
changes in body posture associated with the workload exposure of harvesting and nursery …

Assessment of transmissibility of hand-arm vibration, noise exposure, and shift in hearing threshold among handicraft operatives': A cross-sectional study

AK Singh, ML Meena, H Chaudhary… - Journal of Industrial …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The study aimed to assess the hand-arm vibration (HAV), noise exposure, and shift in
hearing threshold (SHT) due to the prolonged use of hand tools used in three different …