Quantification and characterization of 6-degree-of-freedom whole-body vibration exposure spectra from the chassis of selected mobile machines used in the steel making industry

Oliver, Michele; Jack, Robert J.; Eger, Tammy; Dickey, James P.; Conrad, Leane; Harnish, Courtney

Oliver, Michele^1,2; Jack, Robert J.^1,2; Eger, Tammy³; Dickey, James P.^1,4; Conrad, Leane¹; Harnish, Courtney³

4th International Conference on Whole Body Vibration (WBV2009)

Affiliations

¹School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph ON

²Biophysics Interdepartmental Group, University of Guelph, Guelph ON

³School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON

⁴School of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, London ON

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2009	Eger T, Harnish C, Oliver M, Dickey J. Predited health risks associated with vibration exposure in the steel making industry. In: 4th International Conference on Whole Body Vibration (WBV2009). June 2-4, 2009; Montreal, QC.113-114.

Cited By (3)

Year	Entry
2010	Oliver M, Conrad L, Jack RJ, Dickey JP, Eger T. Comfort based seat selection to minimize 6 DOF whole-body vibration in integrated steel manufacturing mobile machinery. In: Proceedings of the 3rd American Conference on Human Vibration. June 1-4, 2010; Iowa City, IA.91-92.
2012	Oliver M, Conrad L, Jack RJ, Dickey JP, Eger T. Improving WBV attenuation through field vibration tested heavy equipment seat retrofitting: a field to lab to field case study. In: Proceedings of the 4th American Conference on Human Vibration. June 13-15, 2012; Farmington, CT.30-31.
2011	Conrad LF. Whole-Body Vibration on Mobile Machines Within the Steel Making Industry: Assisting Industries With Proper Seat Selection to Retrofit Existing Machines [Master's thesis]. Guelph, ON: University of Guelph; January 2011.