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Whole-body Vibration Exposure Experienced by Dumper Operators in Opencast Mining According to ISO 2631-1:1997 and ISO
Shivkumar Shrinarayan Prajapati1, Rahul Anup Mishra1, Balram Jhariya1
1Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Institute of Miners Health (Ministry of Mines, Government of India), JNARDDC Campus, Amravati Road, Wadi, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Abstract:
The study characterizes whole-body vibration exposure (WBV) experienced by dumper operators in opencast mining in India.
Objective:
Comparison of WBV risk of dumper operators as per ISO 2631-1 and ISO 2631-5 standard which are based on dominant axis RMS acceleration and estimated static compression dose (Sed), respectively.
Method:
Field study was conducted for 26 dumper operators. Whole Body Vibration signals were recorded using the tri-axial seat pad accelerometer and WBV data logger.
Results:
The results showed RMS in range 0.47-1.62 m/s2, total vibration dose value (VDVT) 6.91-21.03 m/s1.75, and Sed values 0.13-1.09 MPa for all 26 dumper operators. It was observed that 23% of dumper operators exposed to high health risk, 73% dumper operators exposed to moderate health risk, and minimal health risk was observed for only dumper operators as per ISO 2631-1:1997. While evaluation based on ISO 2631-5:2004 revealed, only one dumper with high health risk, 27% showed moderate health risk, however, 69% of dumper operators were exposed to minimal health risk.
Conclusion:
The predicted health risk according to the ISO 2631-1 is higher as compared to ISO 2631-5. ISO 2631-1 methodology has the upper hand during the prediction of WBV health risk as compared to ISO 2631-5. The result showed that ISO 2631-1 methodology was more appropriate than ISO 2631-5 for WBV health risk analysis of dumper operators in Indian mines.
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