General vibrations at chosen workstations in companies associated with the processing of raw minerals – original research results Cover Image

Drgania o ogólnym działaniu na wybranych stanowiskach pracy w firmach zajmujących się przeróbką surowców mineralnych – wyniki badań własnych
General vibrations at chosen workstations in companies associated with the processing of raw minerals – original research results

Author(s): Jacek Zając, Piotr Kowalski, Małgorzata Rejman
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Keywords: whole-body vibration: occupational risk: vibration measurements: processing of mineral raw materials

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the results of whole-body vibration research at 30 workstations associated with the processing of raw minerals. Measurements of the acceleration of mechanical vibrations were carried out at selected workstations located in places where the person supervising the machine/equipment works. Based on the results of the measurements, daily exposure levels to whole-body vibration and occupational risk were determined. The risk was large at 7 workstations. At 6 workstations the daily exposure values exceeded 0.5 the threshold limit value (TLV) (medium risk); at 6 workstations did not exceed 0.5 TLV (low risk). At 11 workstations daily exposure values do not exceed 0.2 TLV (negligible risk). Obtained research results indicate the need to carry out control measurements and WBV assessment at workstations associated with the processing of mineral raw materials.

  • Issue Year: 584/2020
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 26-28
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Polish
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