Trillen en Schokken Tijdens het Werk: Gezondheidsklachtenonderzoek. Deel 3. Lichaamstrillingen (Vibration and Shock during Work: A Survey of Health Complaints. Part 3. Whole Body Vibrations)
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The report deals with the results of the health complaints research in populations exposed to whole-body-vibration, namely: working on or in trucks, buses, various forklift trucks, tractors, earth-moving equipment, trams and concrete industry. A questionnaire was used to collect data about exposure time, health complaints, the subjective workload and whether, and to which extent, the workers saw a link between their working conditions and health problems. Statistical analysis (i.e., logistic regression analysis) has been carried out to look for associations between exposure time and health complaints, controlling for different confounding variables. It is concluded that exposure to whole-body-vibration, expressed by exposure time, seems to be an important risk factor for the development of backpain complaints among truck drivers, tractor drivers and drivers of earth-movers; for the development of complaints of the musculoskeletal system among truck drivers, drivers of earth-movers and drivers of forklift trucks; and for the development of high blood pressure among truck drivers and drivers of earth-movers.
Trillen en Schokken Tijdens het Werk: Gezondheidsklachtenonderzoek. Deel 3. Lichaamstrillingen (Vibration and Shock during Work: A Survey of Health Complaints. Part 3. Whole Body Vibrations)