HAND-ARM VIBRATION

Papers:

Hand-Arm Vibration Standards: The New ANSI S2.70 Standard

Reprinted by kind permission of Donald E. Wasserman, MSEE, MBA, Human Vibration Consultant, Cincinnati Ohio. An update to the "What You Don't Know" article below, Mr. Wasserman explains the history of HAVS standards, the relationship between ANSI S2.70-2006 and the EU Vibration Directive, and provides an overview of Hand-Arm Vibration measurement basics.
 
What You Don't Know About Occupational Vibration CAN Hurt You. . .

Standard Review:
ISO 10819:1996(E)
Prepared by the European Committee for Standardization "in response to the growing demand to protect people from the risks of vibration damage caused by exposure to hand-transmitted vibration." Our full-finger Gelfom gloves have been tested and approved to meet this standard.

BACK SUPPORT RESEARCH

Review of 2001 NIOSH Back Support Study:
The Effect of Wearing a Back Belt on Spine Kinematics During Asymmetric Lifting of Large and Small Boxes

Information on the 2001 NIOSH back support study by Division of Safety Research:
Physiological Effects of Wearing a Back Belt During Asymmetric Lifting

Abstracts:
Body Movements and Events Contributing to Accidental and Non-Accidental Injuries
A Controlled Trial of an Educational Program to Prevent Low Back Injuries
Fatigue Identification from Low Back Surface EMG Signals Using Wavelets

Article Reviews:
Back Belts Pay Off for Nurses
As Published in Occupational Health & Safety January 1996

The Material Handling Solution to Back Injuries
As Published in Material Handling Engineering, February 1996

Blind About Back Belts?
As Published in Occupational Hazards, February 1996

The Effectiveness of Back Belts on Occupational Back Injuries and Worker Perception
As Published in Professional Safety, September 1995

Back Support Belts: Are They Material Handling Equipment?
As Published in Material Handling Equipment, September 1995

Employers Speak Out on Back Supports
Published in Industrial Safety & Hygiene News, November 1994

Standard Reviews:
Overview of Recent Back Support Studies, 2nd edition
Published by Chase Ergonomics, Inc.,   1996

PRODUCT-ORIENTED INFORMATION
How to Correctly Wear a Back Support (HTML)
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome - English+Spanish (HTML) (Email Request) 
Vibration Frequency Computation Wheel (Email Request)  

DOWNLOADS

Posters:

Safe Lifting (PDF)

Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome - English+Spanish (PDF) 

How-to-Wear Videos
(Requires Quicktime Player):

- Back Supports
45330 - HipHugger Back Support - 2 min. 23 sec. - 2.7MB
48030 - Accupressure Back Support - 2 min. 52 sec. - 1.6MB

- Hand/Arm Protection
49602W - Vibration Reducing Gloves with Gfom™ - 1 min. 02 sec. - 1.1MB

- Knee Pads/Shields
55001 - Padded Knee Shield - 43 sec. - 806k
55220 - Contour Knee Pad - 1 min. 33 sec. - 1.7MB

- Wrist/Elbow/Ankle Supports
34401 - Spiral Stay Wrist Support (Single) - 54 sec. - 1MB
34501 - Spiral Stay Wrist Support (Dual) - 1 min. 12 sec. - 1.3MB
40109 - Double lock Wrist Wrap (also 40239) - 36 sec. - 652k
40139 - Economy Single Lock Wrist Wrap - 38 sec. - 720k
41300 - Slip On Wrist Support - 38 sec. - 712k
41400 - Slip On Wrist Support w/Thumb Hole - 56 sec. - 1MB
43232 - Tennis Elbow Brace with Gfom™ - 55 sec. - 1MB
46201 - Trainers Style Ankle Brace - 54 sec. - 960k
53121 - Tennis Elbow Brace (Premium and Standard) - 39 sec. - 736k