There are over one million workers exposed to hand-arm vibration in the United States. Cases of handarm vibration syndrome have been reported in the U.S. since 1918. Typical hand-arm vibration exposure conditions are given in this presentation. Vibration control methods are discussed; these include vibration damping and isolation, use of antivibration (A/V) tool and gloves, and the application ...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare various effects on the hand-arm system of vibration exposure from a chipping hammer and a grinder with the same frequency weighted acceleration. Grip and push forces were measured and monitored during the exposure. The various effects were: muscle activity (measured with surface electrodes), discomfort ratings for different parts of the hand-a...

UNLABELLED The internationally accepted limit values and the health effects of hand-transmitted vibration exposure have been described extensively in the literature from temperate climate countries but not from a tropical climate environment. OBJECTIVES We conducted a systematic review of the health effects of hand-transmitted vibration exposure in tropical countries to determine the characte...

(1) A Comparison of Hand-arm Vibration Syndrome between Malaysian and Japanese Workers (2) Dose-response Relationship between Hand-transmitted Vibration and Hand-arm Vibration Syndrome in a Tropical Environment RONPAKU Fellow Name Anselm Ting SU Position Senior Lecturer ID No. VCC11026 Department Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Institu...