Whole Body Vibration in open pit mining-a short review

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2014

Authors

Bernardo, C (Author) Other; Matos, ML (Author) Other; João Santos Baptista (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HYGIENE II

Pages: 459-464

10th Annual Congress of the Portuguese-Society-of-Occupational-Safety-and-Hygiene on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO)

Guimaraes, PORTUGAL, FEB 13-14, 2014

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Authenticus ID: P-009-4DP

Abstract (EN): The main objective of this study was to synthesize scientific knowledge in order to characterize Whole Body Vibration (WBV) in open pit mining: sources, measurements methodologies and main effects on health. A review based on PRISMA Statement was done. Inclusion criteria were research on WBV in mining, published after 1990 and written in English. Thirty-three studies were included in the review. Rock drills, shovels and dumpers are strongly present in this industry. They are potential sources of workers exposure to WBV. All bibliography followed methodological recommendations of ISO 2631-1:1997. For WBV characterization routine works, individual tasks, occurrence records, pavement features, were topics considered. Dumper is the equipment that can be the more dangerous; it has the highest Root Mean Square (RMS) acceleration values. Back pain is the main complaint in workers due to WBV exposure.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6