Proceedings (May 2023)

Hand-Arm Vibration Exposure Assessment for a Case-Control Study among German Workers

  • Christian Freitag,
  • Yi Sun,
  • Frank Bochmann,
  • Winfried Eckert,
  • Benjamin Ernst,
  • Uwe Kaulbars,
  • Uwe Nigmann,
  • Christina Samel,
  • Christian van den Berg,
  • Nastaran Raffler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023086041
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 86, no. 1
p. 41

Abstract

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In order to analyse the exposure-response relationship between hand–arm-vibration exposure and the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of upper extremities in an epidemiological case-control study, a database was established to provide technical characteristics such as vibration exposure data and its frequency component measured at workplaces. This hand-arm vibration database consists of over 730 technical tools and devices, whereas 422 devices were used for exposure assessment in the epidemiological case-control study. The devices used were divided into a total of 13 device groups: hammers, grinding machines, compactors, screwdrivers and saws were the most frequently used devices.

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