title: Occupational exposure to physical agents: the new Italian database for risk assessment and control.
abstract: This article presents the new Italian database of physical agents, which is available at http://www.portaleagentifisici.it. It supports in risk assessment employers who have to comply with Italy's Legislative Decree 81/2008 (transposing into law European Union Directives 2003/10/EC, 2002/44/EC, 2004/40/EC and 2006/25/EC). The database currently contains measurements and declared European Community (EC) values from over 2540 machines; in particular, the database hosts data on mechanical vibration from over 1430 hand-held power tools (e.g., pneumatic and electric hammers, chainsaws, grinders, drills, sanders and saws) and from over 1020 whole-body machines (e.g., buses, fork lifts and wheel tractors). The database is continuously updated as soon as new experimental and declared data are acquired.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy. p.nataletti@inail.it.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nataletti
authors.affiliation: Local Health Service, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bogi
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borra
authors.affiliation: Local Health Service, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gioia
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Falsaperla
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Militello
authors.affiliation: Local Health Service, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nicolini
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Floriana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.affiliation: Local Health Service, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stacchini
authors.affiliation: Local Health Service, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Iole
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pinto
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects; D005062:European Union; D053421:Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007558:Italy; D008029:Lighting / Q000009:adverse effects; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016272:Occupational Health; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000145:classification; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014732:Vibration / Q000009:adverse effects