title: Vibration in textile mills.
abstract: The vibration in nine halls of the six weaving mills was measured in 1978-80. The measurements were taken at regular intervals in the working area of the weavers, which was the wooden support attached to the machine or the floor of the textile mill. The accelerometer was mounted with screws onto the working area, and all vibration samples were analyzed immediately, in situ. The vibration of the floor was tangent to or exceeded slightly the "reduced comfort boundary" specified in International Standard ISO 2631/1 (1985) only in the areas where the floor was not against the ground. The greatest amount of vibration occurred on the supports which had been attached to the machines. On these supports the vibration in places exceeded the "fatigue-decreased proficiency boundary."
authors.affiliation: Kuopio Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Finland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sorainen
mesh_terms: D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D013784:Textiles; D014732:Vibration / Q000009:adverse effects*