title: [Forklifts: vibrations, drivers exposure, interventions to reduce risk].
abstract: Whole-body vibrations may be a health risk to forklifts drivers. Thus, a research on the vibrations occurring on a high amount of forklifts (131) has been carried out in order to identify the characteristics of vibrations and the exposure of the drivers. Particular attention has been paid to the seats, to the travel speed and to the irregularities of the surface on which forklifts move: these factors can affect vibrations greatly. The paper closes with an overview of interventions to implement for reducing the risk.
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Padova - Ospedale Giustinianeo, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peretti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonomini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pasqua di Bisceglie
mesh_terms: D001334:Automobile Driving; D006801:Humans; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012306:Risk; D014732:Vibration / Q000009:adverse effects*