Ocena modeli elementów obuwia ochronnego wykonanych z materiałów antywibracyjnych – wyniki badań własnych
Evaluation of anti-vibration materials for protective footwear – original research results

Summary/Abstract: Anti-vibration materials have been successfully used for years in personal protective equipment to protect the human body against hand-arm vibrations.However, in the case of individual protections dedicated to reduce whole-body vibrations (transmitted through feet, pelvis, back or sides) the market offerspractically no solutions. One of the ways to protect against whole-body vibration through feet can be footwear with anti-vibration properties. The use ofanti-vibration materials in an insole or insock of such footwear can reduce the transmission of vibrations from a source to employee’s body.The article presents a method (developed in CIOP-PIB) assessing the transmission of mechanical vibrations through the construction elements of a sole(insole, insock) for use in footwear as individual protection against whole-body vibrations transmitted by feet. The results of tests of insole/insock modelswere also discussed.

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