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Epidemiological evidence for new frequency weightings of hand-transmitted vibration.
- Source :
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Industrial health [Ind Health] 2012; Vol. 50 (5), pp. 377-87. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This paper provides an overview of the exposure-response relationship for the vascular component of the hand-arm vibration syndrome, called vibration-induced white finger (VWF). Over the past two decades, several epidemiological studies have shown a poor agreement between the risk for VWF observed in various occupational groups and that predicted by models included in annexes to International Standard ISO 5349 (ISO 5349:1986, ISO 5349-1:2001). Either overestimation or underestimation of the occurrence of VWF have been reported by investigators. It has been argued that the current ISO frequency-weighting curve for hand-transmitted vibration, which assumes that vibration-induced adverse health effects are inversely related to the frequency of vibration between 16 and 1250 Hz, may be unsuitable for the assessment of VWF. To investigate this issue, a prospective cohort study was carried out to explore the performance of four alternative frequency weightings for hand-transmitted vibration to predict the incidence of VWF in groups of forestry and stone workers. The findings of this study suggested that measures of vibration exposure which give relatively more weight to intermediate and high frequency vibration produced better predictions of the incidence of VWF than that obtained with the frequency weighting currently recommended in International Standard ISO 5349-1:2001.
- Subjects :
- Cohort Studies
Fingers blood supply
Hand blood supply
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Italy epidemiology
Occupational Diseases epidemiology
Occupational Exposure adverse effects
Peripheral Vascular Diseases epidemiology
Peripheral Vascular Diseases prevention & control
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome prevention & control
Occupational Diseases prevention & control
Occupational Exposure prevention & control
Vibration adverse effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1880-8026
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Industrial health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23060251
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.ms1382