Fundamental study of vibrotactile perception threshold on japanese - Effectiveness of new equipment to diagnose workers exposed to hand-transmitted vibration

Authors

  • Jin Fukumoto Department of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
  • Setsuo Maeda Department of Applied Sociology, Kinki University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashiosaka, 577-8502, Japan
  • Shigeki Takemura Department of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
  • Kouichi Yoshimasu Department of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
  • Ryuichi Nakajima Rion Co., Ltd., 3-20-41, Higashimotomachi, Kokubunji, Tokyo, 185-8533, Japan
  • Makoto Tateno Rion Co., Ltd., 3-20-41, Higashimotomachi, Kokubunji, Tokyo, 185-8533, Japan
  • Kyoji Yoshikawa Rion Co., Ltd., 3-20-41, Higashimotomachi, Kokubunji, Tokyo, 185-8533, Japan
  • Nobuyuki Miyai Osaka Kyoiku University, 4-698-1, Asahigaoka, Kashiwara, Osaka, 582-8582, Japan
  • Yoshiro Nasu San-in Rosai Hospital, 1-8-1, Kaikeshinden, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8605, Japan
  • Kazuhisa Miyashita Department of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan

Keywords:

Hand-arm vibration, Hand-transmitted vibration, Measurement equipment, Public servants, Road maintenance, Vibration exposure, Vibrotactile perception threshold

Abstract

The effectiveness of the new vibrotactile perception threshold (VPT) measurement equipment was evaluated by collecting data from Japanese workers having exposure to hand-arm vibration, comparing VPTs of HAVS free workers with those of contained in ISO 13091-2:2003, and comparing VPTs between persons with and without HAVS for Japanese workers. The study subjects comprised twenty-seven Japanese male workers who were exposed to hand-transmitted vibration. Seventeen workers were engaged in road maintenance as public servants (Group 1), and the rest (ten workers) were engaged in forestry work (Group 2). Four (24%) workers in Group 1 and nine (90%) in Group 2 reported they had some dysesthesia in fingers and these dysthesia were regarded as being related to vibration exposure. The results also show that the mean VPT values for the subjects are statistically significantly higher than ISO references on all fingers at 4Hz.

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Published

2011-06-01

How to Cite

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Fukumoto J, Maeda S, Takemura S, Yoshimasu K, Nakajima R, Tateno M, Yoshikawa K, Miyai N, Nasu Y, Miyashita K. Fundamental study of vibrotactile perception threshold on japanese - Effectiveness of new equipment to diagnose workers exposed to hand-transmitted vibration. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 1 [cited 2023 Jan. 31];39(2):70-1. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/2362

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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