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Vibration References

Alexander, SJ, M Cotzin, JB Klee, and GR Wendt. 1947. Studies of motion sickness XVI: The effects upon sickness rates of waves and various frequencies but identical acceleration. J Exp Psy 37:440-447.

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). 1992. Hand-arm (segmental) vibration. In Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposures Indices for 1992-1993. Cincinnati, Ohio: ACGIH.

Bongers, PM and HC Boshuizen. 1990. Back Disorders and Whole-Body Vibration at Work. Thesis. Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam.

British Standards Institution (BSI). 1987a. Measurement and Evaluation of Human Exposure to Vibration Transmitted to the Hand. BS 6842. London: BSI.

—. 1987b. Measurement and Evaluation of Human Exposure to Whole-Body Mechanical Vibration and Repeated Shock. BS 6841. London: BSI.

Council of the European Communities (CEC). 1989. Council Directive of 14 June 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery. Off J Eur Communities L 183:9-32.

Council of the European Union. 1994. Amended proposal for a Council Directive on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents. Off J Eur Communities C230 (19 August):3-29.

Dupuis, H and G Zerlett. 1986. The Effects of Whole-Body Vibration. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Griffin, MJ. 1990. Handbook of Human Vibration. London: Academic Press.

Hamilton, A. 1918. A Study of Spastic Anemia in the Hands of Stonecutters. Industrial Accidents and Hygiene Series no. 19. Bulletin No. 236. Washington, DC: Department of Labor Statistics.

Hasan, J. 1970. Biomedical aspects of low-frequency vibration. Work Environ Health 6(1):19-45.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO). 1974. Guide for the Evaluation of Human Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration. Geneva: ISO.

—. 1985. Evaluation of Human Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration. Part 1: General Requirements. ISO 2631/1. Geneva: ISO.

—. 1986. Mechanical Vibration-Guidelines for the Measurement and the Assessment of Human Exposure to Hand-Transmitted Vibration. ISO 5349. Geneva: ISO.

—. 1988. Hand-Held Portable Power Tools - Measurement of Vibrations at the Handle. Part 1: General. ISO 8662/1. Geneva: ISO.

ISSA International Section for Research. 1989. Vibration At Work. Paris: INRS.

Lawther, A and MJ Griffin. 1986. Prediction of the incidence of motion sickness from the magnitude, frequency and duration of vertical oscillation. J Acoust Soc Am 82:957-966.

McCauley, ME, JW Royal, CD Wilie, JF O’Hanlon, and RR Mackie. 1976. Motion Sickness Incidence: Exploratory Studies of Habituation Pitch and Roll, and the Refinement of a Mathematical Model. Technical Report No. 1732-2. Golets, Calif: Human Factors Research.

Rumjancev, GI. 1966. Gigiena truda v proizvodstve sbornogo shelezobetona [Occupational hygiene in the production of reinforced concrete]. Medicina (Moscow):1-128.

Schmidt, M. 1987. Die gemeinsame Einwirkung von Lärm und Ganzkörpervibration und deren Auswirkungen auf den Höverlust bei Agrotechnikern. Dissertation A. Halle, Germany: Landwirtschaftliche Fakultät der Martin-Luther-Universität.

Seidel, H. 1975. Systematische Darstellung physiologischer Reaktionen auf Ganzkörperschwingungen in vertikaler Richtung (Z-Achse) zur Ermittlung von biologischen Bewertungsparametern. Ergonom Berichte 15:18-39.

Seidel, H and R Heide. 1986. Long-term effects of whole-body vibration: A critical survey of the literature. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 58:1-26.

Seidel, H, R Blüthner, J Martin, G Menzel, R Panuska, and P Ullsperger. 1992. Effects of isolated and combined exposures to whole-body vibration and noise on auditory-event related brain potentials and psychophysical assessment. Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Phys 65:376-382.

Stockholm Workshop 86. 1987. Symptomatology and diagnostic methods in the hand-arm vibration syndrome. Scand J Work Environ Health 13:271-388.