Assessment and Prediction of Whole-body Vibration Exposure in Transport Truck Drivers
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Assessment and prediction of whole-body vibration exposure in transport truck drivers.
The European Directive 2002/44/EC on the minimum Health and Safety prescriptions regarding the exposure of workers to vibrations, was implemented in Italy through the Legislative Decree 187/2005, recently amended by the Legislative Decree 81/2008. The Decrees contain legal obligations and minimum requirements for the evaluation by direct measurement, which is the reference method, although not ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Industrial Health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0019-8366,1880-8026
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.mswbvi-24