title: Proposal for an indexical method of evaluating risk of hand tool operators' exposure to mechanical vibrations.
abstract: The article presents proposals for an indexical evaluation of exposure of hand tool operators to vibrations. The presented indices have been developed on the basis of the results of laboratory tests. The examinations studied the effect of pressure force and grip force exerted by an operator on a hand tool as well as the amplitudes and frequencies of an exciting signal on vibrations transmitted in the hand-tool handle system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Noise and Electromagnetic Hazards, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Wiktor M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Zawieska
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006225:Hand; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014732:Vibration / Q000009:adverse effects*