Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is an occupational condition emerging from prolonged exposure to vibrations generated by hand-held power tools, affecting the vascular, neurological, and ...

Scientists have warned that children who excessively use vibrating video game controllers could develop a painful injury. The condition -- called hand-arm vibration syndrome and previously known as ...

Objectives—To investigate the occurrence of disorders associated with the hand arm vibration syndrome in a large population of stone workers in Italy. The dose-response relation for vibration induced ...

Larry wakes up in the middle of the night with a prickly, tingling sensation in his hand. At first, he thinks nothing of it; maybe he slept in a bad position and his hand “went to sleep.” But when it ...

Just about every construction worker who spends most of the day breaking, grinding, drilling or sawing knows that it is not easy on the hands. The risk of long-term injury that results from hand-arm ...

Millions of people in the workplace are exposed to potential injuries from vibrations caused by powered-tools. Past studies have shown that years of working with hand-held powered-tools could cause ...

Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) is an occupational vibration exposure that mainly affects people who regularly use all types of vibrating pneumatic, electric, hydraulic and gasoline-powered hand tools.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Aims: To assess the occurrence of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) in Swedish car mechanics, and the relation between HAVS and duration of ...

The most accurate method to determine the actual vibration magnitude exposure of workers is to perform on-site vibration analysis, which can vary significantly from the values declared by the tool ...

Vibration-induced white finger disease (VWF) is caused by continued use of vibrating hand held machinery (high frequency vibration >50 Hz), and affects tens of thousands of people. New research finds ...

A company providing specialised services in rock drilling, cliff stabilisation and rock anchors, and its director, have been sentenced after a number of workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration ...