Background & objective:: In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the application of nanotechnology in industries and the number of workers occupied in different processes of research on and construction, production and residue disposal of products containing nanoparticles. Despite this growth, however, there is still a dearth of information on the risk of occupational exposure to...

Introduction: Limited studies have been done to evaluate the whole-body vibration (WBV) exposure experienced by Taxi drivers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the exposure to whole body vibration and repeated shocks in urban taxi drivers and also to compare different methods of evaluation in this job environment. Material and Method: Measurement and evaluation process were co...