Contribution of Individual Components of a Job Cycle on Overall Severity of Whole-Body Vibration Exposure: A Study in Indian Mines
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Mansfield, NJ
Mandal, BB
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Drivers of earth-moving machines are exposed to whole-body vibration (WBV). In mining operations there can be a combination of relatively high magnitudes of vibration and long exposure times. Effective risk mitigation requires understanding of the main aspects of a task that pose a hazard to health. There are very few published studies of WBV exposure that have been carried out in India. This paper reports a study that considered the contribution of the component phases of dumper operations, on the overall vibration exposure of the drivers. It shows that vibration magnitudes are relatively high, and that haulage tasks are main contributor to the exposure. It is recommended that driver speed, haul road surfaces and vehicle maintenance/selection are optimised to ensure minimisation of vibration. If this is not sufficient, operation times might need to be reduced in order to ensure that the health guidance caution zone from Standard No. ISO 2631-1:1997 is not exceeded.
Date Issued
2016-02-05
Date Acceptance
2014-10-16
Citation
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2016, 22 (1), pp.142-151
ISSN
1080-3548
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Start Page
142
End Page
151
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
Volume
22
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2015 Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB). Published by Taylor & Francis.
Subjects
job safety analysis
physical hazards in mining
whole-body vibration
Human Factors
1203 Design Practice And Management
Publication Status
Published