Kluger8
|
2017 |
Transversal |
Finland |
1000 people invited by email; response rate: 45%, 98 women and 350 men |
Tattoo artists who are members of the French Union of Tattoo Artists |
Vibration: tattoo gun |
Pettersson9
|
2014 |
Transversal |
Sweden |
Workers with ONIHL*; received the questionnaire: 246 men/78 women; response rate: 41% |
Most common occupations: teachers, military, and welders |
Vibration: questions to estimate minutes/day and years of exposure. Cold: time outdoors when working |
Roquelaure10
|
2012 |
Transversal |
France |
3.710 workers, 2.161 men (58%) and 1.549 women (42%) |
Almost all occupations except farmers, artisans, tenants, self-employed |
Vibration tools (≥2hours/day): 460 workers. Cold temperature <15oC (≥4hours/day): 220 workers |
Aiba11
|
2012 |
Cohort |
Japan |
704 workers (685 men and 19 women). Mean observation time: 10.6 ± 7.4 years |
Workers using an impact wrench |
Vibration: 8 vibrating tools selected to be evaluated during work. Acceleration: 4.9 - 22.6 m/s2 |
Inaba12
|
2010 |
Transversal |
Japan |
120 men; 74 answered a questionnaire in the winter and 83 in the summer |
Electricians (construction workers) |
Vibration: 95% of electricians used vibration tools. Cold: local metrological information |
Burström13
|
2010 |
Transversal |
Sweden |
Cases: 19,251 men exposed to vibration of hands/arms. Controls: 3,350 office workers |
Cases: construction workers with exposure to hand and arm vibration |
Vibration: 0-5 scale (occupational hygienists). Cold: local metrological information |
Bovenzi14
|
2010 |
Cohort |
Italy |
Cases: 249 workers with exposure to vibration. Controls: 138 workers without exposure |
Forestry workers (chainsaws with anti-vibration device) and quarry workers |
Vibration: ISO 5349. Estimation of daily exposure: direct observation for one week (chronometer) |
Bovenzi15
|
2008 |
Cohort |
Italy |
Cohort of 128 forestry workers. At the end of the follow-up, 57 workers (44.5%) had retired |
Forestry workers: chainsaw operators |
Vibration: sample of 9 chainsaws during operating conditions as per ISO 5349 |
Bovenzi16
|
2008 |
Cohort |
Italy |
183 forestry workers and 33 quarry workers completed the follow-up |
Forestry workers: chainsaws. Quarry workers: tools for processing marble |
Vibration: measurements taken during tool operating conditions as per ISO 5349 |
Bovenzi17
|
2005 |
Transversal |
Italy |
Cases: 100 female workers using orbital sanders. Controls: 100 female office workers |
G(A) orbital sanders; (B) orbital sanders/hand sanding; (C) hand sanding |
Vibration: measurements performed on 9 orbital sanders. Acceleration: 6.8 m/s2 |
Futatsuka18
|
2005 |
Transversal |
Japan |
73 quarry drill operators; 29 controls: manual tasks in the same companies |
Quarry drill operators (rock drill) |
Vibration: ISO 5349. Acceleration (drills): 45-55 m/s2; 160-210 min/day. Temp: South of Vietnan >25oC |
Barregard19
|
2003 |
Transversal |
Sweden |
900 car mechanics received a questionnaire; 806 replied |
Mechanics of cars |
Vibration: working time (average): 12 years. Exposure: 14 minutes/day. Vibration level: 3.5 m/s2 |
Allen20
|
2002 |
Transversal |
Ireland |
Three groups of men (79 riveters, 52 healthy controls, and 79 claimants) |
Workers: riveters. Controls: no vibration. Claimants: yard/public services |
Vibration: exposure time of 0.2 - 18 years among riveters and 1.5 - 48 years among claimants |
Palmer21
|
2000 |
Transversal |
United Kingdom |
Questionnaires answered by 12.907 people aged 16-64 years (6.913 men/5.994 women) |
Unspecified, random selection of record lists |
Vibration: exposure assessed by questionnaire |
Aiba22
|
1999 |
Cohort |
Japan |
383 workers (men): use of impact wrench in electric light pole factory, 1982 to 1999 |
Workers using an impact wrench |
Vibration: ISO 5349 and JIS B 49000. Exposure: 102 to 117 minutes/day. Cold: not characterized |
Palmer23
|
1998 |
Transversal |
England |
153 gas distribution agents (response rate 81%). Average of 16 years using vibrating tools |
Gas distribution agents (pneumatic tools) |
Vibration: ISO 5349. Vibratory tools (time of use - questionnaire): 1.2 to 5.5 hours/week (on average) |
Bovenzi24
|
1998 |
Transversal |
Italy |
Cases: 822 workers exposed to vibration, Controls: 455 healthy men not exposed |
Grinders, mechanics, quarry drillers, construction/forestry workers, etc. |
Vibration: ISO 5349; 8.3 m/s2 (percussion); 2.8-4.7 m/s2 (percussion/rotary); <2 m/s2 (rotary hand tools) |
Miyashita25
|
1998 |
Transversal |
Japan |
4652 private forestry workers (at least 1 medical examination for VS** from 1974 to 1996) |
Forestry workers exposed to hand and arm vibration (chainsaws) |
Vibration: estimation of career time operating vibratory tools |