Ergonomic Analysis of Fastening Vibration Based on ISO Standard 5349 (2001)

Abstract

Hand-held power tools used for fastening operations exert high dynamic forces on the operator's hand-arm, potentially causing injuries to the operator in the long run. This paper presents a study that analyzed the vibrations exerted by two hand-held power tools used for fastening operations with the operating exhibiting different postures. The two pneumatic tools, a right-angled nut-runner and an offset pistol-grip, are used to install shearing-type fasteners. A tri-axial accelerometer is used to measure the tool's vibration. The position and orientation of the transducer mounted on the tool follows the ISO-5349 Standard. The measured vibration data is used to compare the two power tools at different operating postures. The data analysis determines the number of years required to reach a 10% probability of developing finger blanching. The results indicate that the pistol-grip tool induces more vibration in the hand-arm than the right-angled nut-runner and that the vibrations exerted on the hand-arm vary for different postures.

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Second Department

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Third Department

Psychological Science

Keywords and Phrases

Ergonomic analysis; Fastening; Hand-held power tools; High dynamic; ISO standards; Posture; Power tools; Triaxial accelerometer; Vibration; Vibration data; Guns (armament); Tools; accelerometry; arm; body posture; data analysis; ergonomics; fastening vibration; hand; human; orientation; pneumatic tool; position; power grip; probability; standardization; transducer; Arm; Biomechanics; Hand; Human Engineering; Humans; Man-Machine Systems; Posture; Rotation; Torque

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0003-6870

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2012 Elsevier Limited, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2012

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