Vibration

The following links provide more information on whole body and hand arm vibration:

Whole-Body Vibration

• Bad Vibrations: Handbook on Whole-Body Vibration Exposure in Mining - Joint Coal Board 2001

• EU Good Practice Guide on Whole-Body Vibration V6.7 - HSE 2006

• Discussion paper of EU Vibration Directive - M.J. Griffin 2003

• European Directive on Vibration - Review Article Industrial Health 2005

• Managing Vibration Exposure - G. Foster, Foster OHS 2007

• Control of Vibration at Work Regulations - HSE 2005

• Proceedings of the First American Conference on Human Vibration - NIOSH 2006

• Reducing low back pain and disability in Mining - S. Gallagher, NIOSH 2008

• Back injury control measures for manual lifting and seat design - S. Gallagher, NIOSH

• Whole-body vibration on construction, mining and quarrying machines - HSE 2005

• Control back-pain risks from whole-body vibration, Advice for employers - HSE 2005

• Drive away bad backs, Advice for mobile machine operators and drivers - HSE 2005

Hand-Arm Vibration

• EU Good Practice Guide on Hand-Arm Vibration V7.7 - HSE 2006

• Control of Vibration at Work Regulations - HSE 2005

• Hand-arm vibration, Advice for employees - HSE 2005

• Control the risks from hand-arm vibration, Advice for employers - HSE 2005

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