Work computer for prevention of over exposure to hand-transmitted vibration

Maeda, S.

Affiliations

¹Department of Human Engineering, National Institute of Industrial Health, Japan

Abstract

A system (Work Computer) for evaluating the vibration exposure level and for informing the residual time for the health prevention (Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome) according to the hand-transmitted vibration exposure to use the hand-held tools is proposed in this paper. This Work Computer composed of a hand adaptor accelerometer and battery powered electric indicator device or lap top computer. A tri-axial accelerometer is mounted to the hand adaptor according to the ISO 5349-1 standard. This Work Computer can show the exposure level, the elapsed time after using the hand-held vibration tools, the residual time until the work limit according to the vibration exposure health limit of ISO 5349-1 standard or EU Directive Vibration Action or Limit Values.

Cited Works (2)

Year	Entry
2001	Mechanical Vibration: Measurement and Evaluation of Human Exposure to Hand-Transmitted Vibration, II: Practical Guidance for Measurement At the Workplace. ISO Standard ISO 5349-2. [ISO Standard thesis]. Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization; 2001.
2001	Mechanical Vibration: Measurement and Evaluation of Human Exposure to Hand-Transmitted Vibration, I: General Requirements. ISO Standard ISO 5349-1. [ISO Standard thesis]. Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization; 2001.

Cited By (2)

Year	Entry
2004	Maeda S, Dong RG. Measurement of hand-transmitted vibration exposures. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Hand-Arm Vibration. June 7-11, 2004; Las Vegas, NV.89-93.
2005	Dong RG, Wu JZ, Welcome DE. Recent advances in biodynamics of human hand-arm system. Ind Health. July 2005;43(3):449-471.