Occupational exposure to mechanical vibration: the Italian vibration database for risk assessment.
The Italian vibration database is presented. It is hosted by a web server at the National Institute of Occupational Prevention and Safety (ISPESL) in Rome, Italy (http: / /www.ispesl.it/vibrationdatabase). It supports in risk assessment employers who have to comply with Legislative Decree 187/05, now replaced by Legislative Decree 81/08, which transposes into law Vibration Directive 2002/44/EC. The database currently contains measurements and EC-declared values from over 980 hand-held power tools (such as pneumatic and electric hammers, chainsaws, grinders, drills, sanders and saws) and from over 420 vehicles (such as buses, forklifts and wheel tractors). The database is continuously updated as soon as new experimental and declared data are acquired.
Nataletti
Pietro
P
Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Institute of Occupational Prevention and Safety (ISPESL), Rome, Italy. pietro.nataletti@ispesl.it
Marchetti
Enrico
E
Lunghi
Alessandro
A
Pinto
Iole
I
Stacchini
Nicola
N
Santini
Fabio
F
D019992:Databases as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014732:Vibration