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Occup Environ Med 57:218-228 doi:10.1136/oem.57.4.218
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Prevalence and pattern of occupational exposure to hand transmitted vibration in Great Britain: findings from a national survey

Table 5

Representative ahwvalues assigned to sources of hand transmitted vibration

Source of exposure ms−2rms Source of exposure ms−2 rms
Floor polisher 2.0 Needle gun 16.0
Nut runner 6.1 Nibbling machine 8.0
Impact wrench 5.0 Clinching and flanging tool 13.6
Impact screwdriver 4.0 Concrete vibrothickener 3.5
Jig saw 4.2 Nailing or stapling gun
Circular saw 1.7 Pedestal grinder 12.0
Chain saw 10.0 Pedestal linisher 4.0
Hand guided mower 4.0 Hand held portable grinder 5.3
Hand held hedge trimmer 4.0 Hand held polisher 3.5
Brush saw 7.0 Hand held sander 6.0
Barking machine 15.0 Shoe pounding up machine 12.0
Stump grinder 6.0 Vibratory roller
Concrete breaker (road breaker) 17.0 Metal drill 3.0
Rock drill 32.0 Surgical tool
Tamper 12.0 Disc cutter 3.1
Scabbler 29.2 Hair clipper
Stone working hammer 10.7 Strimmer 8.0
Rotary hammer swager 16.7 Screwdriver 1.0
Rotary burring tool 4.1 Metal saw 4.9
Engraving pen 5.0 Planer or planing tool
Hammer drill 11.0 Jet wash
Riveting hammer or dolly 5.5 Router 2.1
Chipping hammer 11.5 Motor cycle handlebars 1.5
Scaling hammer 21.4 Miscellaneous
Caulking hammer 7.8 Unclassified
Rammer 32.5
  • —No value assigned.

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