Vibrations

 

 Vibrations

 

 


Operators of commonly used vibrating hand tools are among those most exposed to hand-arm vibration, whereas operators of construction or road machines and transport vehicle drivers are primarily exposed to whole-body vibration. Vibration can lead to various pathologies, mainly in the vascular, nervous and osteoarticular systems (the vibration syndrome).

     The Institute's activities:

  • studying and evaluating  occupational risk related to exposure to vibration
  • testing and assessing attenuation and vibration-insulating properties of materials protecting against vibration
  • testing and assessing the properties of anti-vibration gloves and selecting appropriate ones for given models of vibrating tools

 

 
Department of Vibroacustic Hazards,
Piotr Kowalski, Ph.D. (Eng.)
phone: (+48 22) 623 32 53,
e-mail: pikow@ciop.pl