Human Response to Vibration

Through continued collaboration and the sharing of ideas data and results the international community of researchers and practitioners has developed an understanding of many facets of the human response to vibration. At a time when the EU is preparing to adopt a directive on health risks arising from occupational exposure to vibration Human Response to Vibration offers authoritative guidance on this complex subject.Individual chapters in the book examine issues relating to whole-body vibration hand-arm vibration and motion sickness. Vibration measurements and standards are also addressed. This book meets the needs of those requiring knowledge of human response to vibration in order to make practical improvements to the physical working environment. Written with the consultant practitioner researcher and student in mind the text is designed to be an educational tool a reference and a stimulus for new ideas for the next generation of specialists.