Ergonomic redesign of hand held floor polishing device for reducing the occupational exposure to vibration and improvement of usability

Abstract

The use of hand held vibrating device like drill machines polishing machines ete are very Common in unorganized sectors where users recurrently encounter occupational vibration Vibration energy is transmitted from the vibrating device to human body primarily through hand arm and affects from early fatigue to irreversible hand injuries From the literature review in the indian context it was evident that the impact of HAV on the health of workers involved in various occupational set up spec...