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  • PD CEN/TR 15172-2:2005

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    Whole-body vibration. Guidelines for vibration hazards reduction Management measures at the workplace

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  27-01-2006

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 References
    3 Abbreviations
    4 Determination and assessment of health risks
      4.1 General
      4.2 Identification of main sources of whole-body vibration
          at the workplace
      4.3 Relationships between whole-body vibration exposure and
          health risk
      4.4 Legal requirements
      4.5 Use of declared values
    5 Formulation of provisions aimed at avoiding and reducing
      vibration exposure
    6 Minimising vibration exposure
      6.1 Vibration reduction by task and process re-design
      6.2 Vibration reduction by selection of machinery, tools and
          seats
      6.3 Vibration reduction by instructions and maintenance
      6.4 Reduction of the exposure duration
    7 Information related to health risks for the operator
    Annex A (informative) Examples of machines and processes that may
                          expose operators to significant whole-body
                          vibration above the exposure action and/or
                          limit values of the EU Directive 2002/44/EC
    Annex B (informative) Assessment of health risks from whole-body
                          vibration at the workplace
    Annex C (informative) A practical example of application of
                          methods for limitation of vibration
                          exposure
    Annex D (informative) Selecting mobile machinery for use at work
    Annex E (informative) Questions to ask of suppliers
    Annex F (informative) Seating as a means of reducing risks from
                          exposure to whole-body vibration
    Annex G (informative) Health surveillance
    Bibliography

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    Outlines practicable measures for the reduction and control of exposure to whole-body vibration at workplaces in order to provide a practical professional aid to workplace managers and health and safety officers.

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    Committee GME/21/6
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 12096:1997 Mechanical vibration - Declaration and verification of vibration emission values
    EN 1032:2003+A1:2008 Mechanical vibration - Testing of mobile machinery in order to determine the vibration emission value
    EN 14253:2003+A1:2007 Mechanical vibration - Measurement and calculation of occupational exposure to whole-body vibration with reference to health - Practical guidance
    EN ISO 6683:2008 Earth-moving machinery - Seat belts and seat belt anchorages - Performance requirements and tests (ISO 6683:2005)
    ISO 7096:2000 Earth-moving machinery Laboratory evaluation of operator seat vibration
    CR 12349:1996 Mechanical vibration - Guide to the health effects of vibration on the human body
    ISO 3411:2007 Earth-moving machinery Physical dimensions of operators and minimum operator space envelope
    ISO 6683:2005 Earth-moving machinery Seat belts and seat belt anchorages Performance requirements and tests
    EN ISO 3411:2007 Earth-moving machinery - Physical dimensions of operators and minimum operator space envelope (ISO 3411:2007)
    ISO 5353:1995 Earth-moving machinery, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry Seat index point
    CEN/TR 15172-1:2005 Whole-body vibration - Guidelines for vibration hazards reduction - Part 1: Engineering methods by design of machinery
    EN 30326-1:1994/A2:2011 MECHANICAL VIBRATION - LABORATORY METHOD FOR EVALUATING VEHICLE SEAT VIBRATION - PART 1: BASIC REQUIREMENTS (ISO 10326-1:1992/AMD 2:2011)
    CR 1030-2 : 1995 HAND-ARM VIBRATION - GUIDELINES FOR VIBRATION HAZARDS REDUCTION - PART 2: MANAGEMENT MEASURES AT THE WORKPLACE
    EN ISO 5353:1998 Earth-moving machinery, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry - Seat index point (ISO 5353:1995)
    ISO 5006:2017 Earth-moving machinery — Operator's field of view — Test method and performance criteria
    EN ISO 6682:2008 Earth-moving machinery - Zones of comfort and reach for controls (ISO 6682:1986, including Amd 1:1989)
    EN 13490:2001+A1:2008 Mechanical vibration - Industrial trucks - Laboratory evaluation and specification of operator seat vibration
    ISO 2631-1:1997 Mechanical vibration and shock — Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration — Part 1: General requirements
    1998/37/EC : 1998 DIRECTIVE 98/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 22 JUNE 1998 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MACHINERY
    ISO 5007:2003 Agricultural wheeled tractors — Operator's seat — Laboratory measurement of transmitted vibration
    ISO 2631-5:2004 Mechanical vibration and shock Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration Part 5: Method for evaluation of vibration containing multiple shocks
    EN ISO 7096:2008/AC:2009 EARTH-MOVING MACHINERY - LABORATORY EVALUATION OF OPERATOR SEAT VIBRATION
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