Table 1

Most common sources of exposure to hand transmitted vibration in the past week

SourceSubjects reporting exposure in the sampleEstimated numbers with exposure in Great Britain (in thousands)
n%1-150n95% CI
Men1-151:
 Hammer drill65111.917231600  to 1847
 Hand held portable grinder60010.915601443 to 1677
 Jig saw4127.51066968 to 1165
 Circular saw3486.3926833 to 1020
 Hand held sander2985.4804715 to 892
 Pedestal grinder2664.8641566 to 717
 Impact wrench2334.2541473 to 609
 Impact screwdriver2234.1541471 to 610
 Hand guided mower1763.2478409 to 547
 Chipping hammer1703.1418356 to 480
 Concrete breaker1663.0470400 to 541
 Chain saw1653.0405344 to 466
 Nailing or stapling gun1572.9375317 to 433
 Metal drill1562.8369312 to 427
 Unclassified1192.2233192 to 275
Women1-152:
 Floor polisher812.1278218 to 338
 Nailing or stapling gun511.3142104 to 181

  • ↵1-150 Employed respondents who used a given tool in the week (%).

  • ↵1-151 All others <2.1% of male employed respondents.

  • ↵1-152 All others <0.5% of female employed respondents.