INDEXAA(8) ............................................................... 69acceleration .................................................... 77Iimporters .................................................. 19, 70Ccase his<strong>to</strong>ry ..................................................... 98collective measures ........................................... 77constrained postures .......................................... 87consultation and participation ..... 24, 33, 63, 76, 83control strategy .......................................... 23, 75Ddaily exposure action value ................................ 11daily exposure limit value ............................. 11, 61daily exposure: A(8).................................... 43, 92daily exposure: VDV ......................................... 94daily vibration exposure ......................... 11, 45, 69daily vibration exposure, A(8) ................. 18, 22, 77displacement ............................................. 34, 84drivers ...................................................... 61, 77driving techniques ............................................. 78Llower-back pain ......................................... 76, 78Mmachinery ................................................. 25, 79Machinery <strong>Directive</strong> ........................ 19, 25, 70, 77magnitude ................................................. 15, 79maintenance .... 22, 25, 26, 28, 59, 63, 73, 77, 78manual handling .............................................. 66Manual Handling <strong>Directive</strong> ................................. 66manufacturers ............................................ 16, 77material handling ............................................. 87measurements ................................ 35, 42, 47, 69Nneck .............................................................. 77nomogram .................................... 38, 40, 88, 90PART II Guide <strong>to</strong> <strong>good</strong> <strong>practice</strong> on Whole-Body Vibration – INDEXEergonomic fac<strong>to</strong>rs ....................................... 37, 76exposure action value ........................... 15, 20, 43exposure duration ....................................... 19, 63exposure points system ........................... 41, 91,96FFramework <strong>Directive</strong> .................................... 24, 62frequency .................... 19, 20, 28, 34, 47, 72, 84frequency weighting .......................................... 84frequency-weighted acceleration ....... 19, 20, 70, 71Hhealth records ............................................ 31, 81health surveillance ...................................... 79, 98Ooff-road .................................................... 61, 66physical examination ................................... 61, 98poor postures ................................................... 78posture ......................................... 61, 67, 76, 87purchasing policy ..................... 25, 51, 59, 63, 76Qqualifi ed physician............................................ 45Rrisk assessment ....... 15, 20, 23, 27, 29, 33, 51, 63root-mean-square (r.m.s) ..................................... 72rough ground ................................................... 65105
<strong>Non</strong> <strong>binding</strong> <strong>guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>good</strong> <strong>practice</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>implementing</strong> <strong>Directive</strong> 2002/44/EC (Vibrations at Work)Sseat suspension .......................................... 67, 79selection ................................................... 25, 76shocks or jolts .................................................. 61shoulder ......................................................... 65substitution .......................................... 25, 63, 66supplier ............................ 19, 25, 42, 70, 76, 78suspension seats ............................................... 78Ttask and process design .............................. 13, 63training and in<strong>for</strong>mation ......................... 13, 27, 63transitional periods...................................... 11, 61twisting ........................................................... 65Uuncertainty ................................................ 22, 73VVDV ............................................................... 95velocity ..................................................... 24, 84vibration controls ........................................ 29, 79Vibration <strong>Directive</strong> ...................................... 11, 31vibration dose value .................................... 61, 63vibration dose value, VDV ............................ 73, 98vibration emission ....................................... 19, 47vibration injury ........................................... 11, 16vibration magnitude .......................................... 79vibration risk assessment .............................. 31, 65WWd weighting ................................................. 84Wk weighting.................................................. 84work patterns ............................................. 18, 79work schedules .................................... 27, 63, 78workplace representatives ............................ 24, 76106