The Study on Whole Body Vibration Exposure Induces Low Back Pain among UTHM Bus Drivers
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Whole-body vibration exposure in metropolitan bus drivers.
BACKGROUND Back injuries are common in transit drivers, and can result in substantial direct and indirect cost to the employer and employee. Whole-body vibration (WBV) is one risk factor for drivers. Standards have been adopted (ISO 2631-1) to guide researchers in measuring and analysing WBV levels. Lately, a new standard has been added (ISO 2631-5) that takes impulsive exposures into account. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Mechanics and Materials
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1662-7482
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.773-774.75