Table 5

Matters that indicate the need for health surveillance

  • Exposure to mechanical vibration in excess of the action values

OR

  • The exposure of workers to vibration is such that a link can be established between that exposure and an identifiable illness or harmful effects on health

  • It is probable that the illness or the effects occur in a worker’s particular working conditions

  • There are tested techniques for the detection of the illness or the harmful effects on health