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Predicting and controlling risks from human exposures to vibration and mechanical shock: flag waving and flag weaving

Predicting and controlling risks from human exposures to vibration and mechanical shock: flag waving and flag weaving
Predicting and controlling risks from human exposures to vibration and mechanical shock: flag waving and flag weaving
At work or in leisure activities, many people are exposed to vibration or mechanical shocks associated with risks of injury or disease. This paper identifies information that can be used to decide whether there may be a risk from exposure to hand-transmitted vibration or whole-body vibration and shock, and suggests actions that can control the risks. The complex and time-varying nature of human exposures to vibration and shock, the complexity of the different disorders, and uncertainty as to the mechanisms of injury and the factors influencing injury have prevented the definition of dose-response relationships well-proven by scientific study. It is necessary to wave a flag indicating when there is a need to control risks from exposure to vibration and shock while scientific enquiry provides understanding needed to weave a better flag. It is concluded that quantifying exposure severity is often neither necessary nor sufficient to either identify risks or implement measures that control the risks.
1366-5847
1063-1070
Griffin, Michael J.
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Griffin, Michael J.
24112494-9774-40cb-91b7-5b4afe3c41b8

Griffin, Michael J. (2015) Predicting and controlling risks from human exposures to vibration and mechanical shock: flag waving and flag weaving. Ergonomics, 58 (7), 1063-1070. (doi:10.1080/00140139.2014.933887).

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At work or in leisure activities, many people are exposed to vibration or mechanical shocks associated with risks of injury or disease. This paper identifies information that can be used to decide whether there may be a risk from exposure to hand-transmitted vibration or whole-body vibration and shock, and suggests actions that can control the risks. The complex and time-varying nature of human exposures to vibration and shock, the complexity of the different disorders, and uncertainty as to the mechanisms of injury and the factors influencing injury have prevented the definition of dose-response relationships well-proven by scientific study. It is necessary to wave a flag indicating when there is a need to control risks from exposure to vibration and shock while scientific enquiry provides understanding needed to weave a better flag. It is concluded that quantifying exposure severity is often neither necessary nor sufficient to either identify risks or implement measures that control the risks.

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Accepted/In Press date: 30 May 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 July 2014
Published date: July 2015
Organisations: Human Sciences Group

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Local EPrints ID: 401634
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/401634
ISSN: 1366-5847
PURE UUID: 86046bdc-f505-45d6-9f80-4df02cfec6a2
ORCID for Michael J. Griffin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0743-9502

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Date deposited: 19 Oct 2016 08:40
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:52

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Author: Michael J. Griffin ORCID iD

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