Vibrotactile temporary threshold shifts induced by hand-transmitted vibration during underwater work

Maeda, Setsuo, Yonekawa, Yoshiharu, Kanada, Kazuo, Takahashi, Yukio and Griffin, Michael J. (1995) Vibrotactile temporary threshold shifts induced by hand-transmitted vibration during underwater work. Industrial Health, 33 (3), 89-99. (doi:10.2486/indhealth.33.89).

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the temporary threshold shifts (TTS) of fingertip vibratory sensation produced by hand-transmitted vibration in an underwater work environment. The hand-transmitted vibration was applied with a pneumatic tool to the right hand of four experienced male SCUBA divers. The threshold of 125 Hz vibratory sensation was measured at the tip of the right forefinger before and after vibration exposure in the atmosphere and underwater. Vibration exposure at a 4 m depth produced greater TTS than in the atmosphere. The recovery time of TTS after vibration exposure in an underwater were affected by the underwater pressure.

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Contributors

Author: Michael J. Griffin

University divisions

• University of Southampton
• Human Factors Research Unit (pre 2011 reorg)

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