Vibration transmitted to the hand by backpack blowers

• Main Authors: S. A., Alamin Gabasa, Md Razali, Khairil Anas, As'arry, Azizan, Abdul Jalil, Nawal Aswan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UMP Press 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82718/1/Vibration%20transmitted%20to%20the%20hand%20by%20backpack%20blowers.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82718/; https://journal.ump.edu.my/ijame/article/view/173/419

Backpack machines such as grasscutter and blower produce a vibration that is transmitted to the operator’s body and hand. Prolonged exposure to vibration can cause injuries known as Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome. One of the machines used widely in the agriculture sector is the blower. The objective of...