ON THE HEALTH RISK OF THE LUMBAR SPINE DUE TO WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION—THEORETICAL APPROACH, EXPERIMENTAL DATA AND EVALUATION OF WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION

1998 ◽  
Vol 215 (4) ◽  
pp. 723-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Seidel ◽  
R. Blüthner ◽  
B. Hinz ◽  
M. Schust
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Lumbar Spine ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Body Vibration

Health risk of whole body vibration in mining trucks during various operational conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 1808-1816 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Rahimdel ◽  
M. Mirzaei ◽  
J. Sattarvand ◽  
S. H. Hoseinie
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Body Vibration ◽  
Operational Conditions

Whole Body Vibration During Tractor Driving

1995 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Lines ◽  
Mathew Stiles ◽  
Robin Whyte
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Agricultural Vehicles ◽  
Body Vibration ◽  
Normal Field ◽  
Risk Of Injury ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Wide Range

Levels of whole body ride vibration were measured on tractors and other agricultural vehicles during a wide range of normal field operations. Most of the drivers were found to be exposed to vibration levels exceeding that considered safe for 8 hours exposure per day. The highest vibration levels were on tractors doing transport tasks. Regular exposure to such vibration is considered a health risk if it exceeds 2½ hours per day. Daily vibration dose received by drivers was estimated from a sample of 60 tractor driving days. During half of these days, the drivers were exposed to a vibration dose considered by BS 6841 to cause severe discomfort and increased risk of injury. Whole body vibration on agricultural vehicles is therefore likely to be a significant long term health risk for tractor drivers.

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