title: [Local-action vibration and mechanical stress--their hygienic characteristics and medical evaluation of exposed workers].
abstract: Medical examination and assessment of the hand-transmitted vibration and mechanical shocks were performed in 69 workers using chipping hammers, grinding tools, pneumatic hammers and forge hammers. Out of the 15 chippers examined, 5 presented vibration-induced white finger syndrome. The latency period for the syndrome was found to be similar to that predicted in the ISO guidelines no. 5349. Twenty seven hammer-using operators complained of joints pain within the upper extremities. The results of the examinations indicate that the work under conditions of mechanical shocks may increase the risk of vibration-induced pathology.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Szkodliwości Fizycznych Instytutu Medycyny Pracy, Sosnowcu.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Harazin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Langauer-Lewowicka
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008669:Metallurgy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011044:Poland; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014732:Vibration / Q000009:adverse effects*
vernacular_title: Drgania o oddziaływaniu miejscowym i wstrzasy mechaniczne--higieniczna charakterystyka i lekarska ocena narazonych pracowników.