Predictions of health risks associated with the operation of load-haul-dump mining vehicles. Part 1: Analysis of whole-body vibration exposure using ISO 2631-1 and ISO-2631-5 standards
Eger, Tammy R. ; Stevenson, Jim ; Boileau, Paul-Emile ; Salmoni, Alan W.
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
2008
38
9-10
726-738
earthmoving equipment ; ISO ; standard ; whole body vibration
Occupational risks
English
Bibliogr.;Charts
"Predicted health risks, associated with the operation of load-haul-dump (LHD) vehicles, based on ISO 2631-1 criteria are limited and have not yet been determined according to ISO 2631-5 criteria. Therefore, health risks predicted by ISO 2631-1 and 2631-5 criteria are reported and compared in this paper. Whole-body vibration (WBV) exposure was measured according to procedures established in ISO 2631-1. A tri-axial seat pad accelerometer was used to measure vibration exposure at the operator/seat interface. According to ISO 2631-1 criteria, calculated 8-h equivalent vibration dose values placed three of the seven LHD operators above the health guidance caution zone (HGCZ) boundaries and four LHD operators within the HGCZ. However, health risks predicted by the ISO 2631-5 criteria were always lower than the risks predicted by ISO 2631-1 criteria."
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