Prevalence of vibration-induced white finger in fluorspar mines in Weardale.

Chatterjee, Dipal; Petrie, Ann; Taylor, W.

doi:10.1136/oem.35.3.208

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“…In the early 1960s HAVS was reported in hard-rock miners using jackleg hammers and stopper drills in Canada [10][11][12] . Subsequently reports came from Europe [13][14][15] , Japan 16,17) , and Korea, together with further reports from Canada [19][20][21][22][23][24] and America 25) . The prevalence ranged from 12.5 to 50% and the median latent intervals 26) .…”

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Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome among Quarry Workers in Vietnam

Futatsuka

Shono

Sakakibara

et al. 2005

Journal of Occupational Health

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According to work observation studies, daily exposure time to vibration was 160-210 min. ISO5349 predicted that this exposure level would be associated with a high risk of HAVS in workers. We found no clear evidence of VWF. There may be several reasons why no worker exhibited VWF: (1) warmer work conditions, (2) younger and less experienced workers, (3) seasonal changes in work operations, and (4) healthy worker effect. On the other hand, 5-10% of rock drill operators might be suffering from moderate HAVS which was sensori-neural type dominant. There may be some characteristic features of HAVS among quarry workers in the tropical area. (J Occup Health 2005; 47: 165-170)

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Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome among Quarry Workers in Vietnam

Futatsuka

Shono

Sakakibara

et al. 2005

Journal of Occupational Health

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“…The results of a number of surveys concerning the prevalence and the incidence of HAVS among lumberjacks (Pyykko¨1974;Pyykko¨et al 1982), foundry chippers (Behrens et al 1982), grinding operators (Pelmear et al 1975;Starck et al 1983), shipyard workers (Bovenzi et al 1980) and miners (Chatterjee et al 1987;Rodgers et al 1982) have been published in the scientific literature. However, there little attention has been given to the question of whether exposure to local vibration from the handlebars of motorcycles might be the cause of symptoms in the hand-arm system of motorcycle riders.…”

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Assessment of hand-arm vibration exposure among traffic police motorcyclists

Mirbod

Yoshida

Jamali

et al. 1997

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

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The aims of this study were (1) to evaluate subjective symptoms in the hand-arm system of all traffic police motorcyclists of a city located in the central part of Japan and (2) to assess their hand-arm vibration exposure associated with traffic police motorcycle riding. The study population consisted of 119 motorcycling traffic policemen and 49 male controls. By means of a questionnaire, information on the occupational history and the presence of subjective symptoms in the hand-arm system of all subjects was obtained. Vibration was measured on the handlebars of the representative motorcycles and on the hands of the riders. The 4- and 8-h energy-equivalent frequency-weighted acceleration as well as the lifetime vibration dose were calculated for all police motorcyclists. The prevalence of finger blanching in the traffic police motorcyclists was 4.2%, but none of the controls had this symptom. The rates of finger numbness (19.3%), finger stiffness (16.0%), shoulder pain (13.4%), and shoulder stiffness (45.4%) were significantly higher among police motorcyclists as compared with controls. The root-mean-square (rms) frequency-weighted acceleration on the handlebars of police motorcycles was in the range of 2.2-4.9 m/s2 rms. The computed 4- and 8-h energy-equivalent frequency-weighted acceleration values were 2.8-4.5 and 2.0-3.2 m/s2 rms, respectively. A pattern of increasing percentage prevalence with increasing cumulative vibration dose was noticed. The subjects with a lifetime vibration dose of more than 20.1 m2 h3 s-4 (in scale) showed significantly higher prevalence rates for symptoms in the fingers and shoulders as compared with the control group. As occupational vibration exposure of traffic police motorcyclists might be considered a risk factor for the development of symptoms in the hand-arm system of the riders, its evaluation and control is needed for prevention methodology evolution.

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“…The prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon has been estimated to be about 5 0J0 for men (16) and 20070 for younger women (17). Thus the prevalences found in our study were within the normal range for young women in pharmacy and for female dentists.…”

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Symptoms of the neck and upper extremities in dentists.

Milerad¹,

Ekenvall²

1990

Scand J Work Environ Health

108

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Symptoms of the neck and upper extremities in dentists. Scand J Work En viron Health 1990;16:129-34. Symptoms of the neck, shoulders. arms, and hands of 99 dentists and a reference group of 100pharmacists were studied by means of a telephone interview. Forty-four percent of the dentists and 26 % of the pharmacists reported symptoms of the neck [relative risk (RR) 2.1, 95 070 confidence interval (95 % CI) 1.4-3.1]. Symptomsof the shoulder were reported by 51 % of the dentists and 23 % of the pharmacists (RR 2.2. 95 % CI 1.5-3.3). Musculoskeletal symptoms in the forearm were present almost exclusively in the dentists (1 2 versus I %) . Numbness and paresthesia were more common among the dentists than among the referents (RR 4.2, 95 % CI 2.3-7.7). Unilateral Raynaud's phenomenon in the dominant hand occurred in six dentists and one pharmacist. The high frequency of symptoms from the neck, shoulders, and upper extremities of the dentists was probably related to their difficult work positions with cervical flexion and rotation, abducted arms, and repetitive precision-demanding handgrips.

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Prevalence of vibration-induced white finger in fluorspar mines in Weardale.

Cited by 19 publications

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Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome among Quarry Workers in Vietnam

Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome among Quarry Workers in Vietnam

Assessment of hand-arm vibration exposure among traffic police motorcyclists

Symptoms of the neck and upper extremities in dentists.

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