PROFESSIONAL EXPOSURE TO VIBRATIONS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Abstract

The purpose of this case study is to determine the level of vibration exposure on people that work in the automotive industry. A component assembly factory from the automotive industry was chosen as the study topic. The examined environment consisted of significant areas of the factory. During the study, data were collected from 4 areas of the factory: the internal storage area, the production area, the area for charging the batteries from logistics equipment and the area of the customer quality laboratory.These are the areas where activities take place that result in vibrations. The results regarding the determination of the level of exposure to vibrations showed that the limitations in the legislation are not exceeded.

Keywords

• vibration
• health
• work environment
• risk
• factory.