Abstract
Work with vibrating tools is common in many industries. The main occupational exposure sources for hand-arm vibration are chainsaws saw and ballast tamping machine etc. Hand-arm vibration is a health hazard which has been recognised in South Africa, little to none studies have been done about the severity of the damage it can cause within the railway environment. Therefore this study aimed to investigate the relationship between exposures to hand-transmitted vibration and vibration-induced white finger among railway maintenance team during compaction of ballast rocks, within Gauteng, South Africa...
M.A. (Public Health)