Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7530646 | International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics | 2014 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Prolonged, intensive exposure to hand-transmitted vibration can cause hand-arm vibration syndrome. Vibration-reducing gloves have been used as an alternative approach to reduce the vibration exposure. However, their effectiveness for reducing finger-transmitted vibrations remains unclear. This study enhanced the understanding of the glove effects on finger vibration and provided useful information on the effectiveness of typical VR gloves at reducing the vibration transmitted to the fingers. The new results and knowledge can be used to help select appropriate gloves for the operations of powered hand tools, to help perform risk assessment of the vibration exposure, and to help design better VR gloves.
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Authors
Daniel E. Welcome, Ren G. Dong, Xueyan S. Xu, Christopher Warren, Thomas W. McDowell,