NA 001

DIN/VDI Standards Committee Acoustics, Noise Control and Vibration Engineering

Technical rule [Withdrawn]

DIN SPEC 45697
Mechanical vibration and shock - Method for evaluation of impulsive whole-body vibration; with CD-ROM

Title (German)

Mechanische Schwingungen und Stöße - Verfahren zur Bewertung stoßhaltiger Ganzkörper-Vibrationen; mit CD-ROM

Procedure

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Overview

Exposure to impulsive whole-body vibration (whole-body vibration) affecting people in a seated physical position can occur, for instance, while driving on very uneven ground during operations on cranes, construction machinery and forestry machinery. Impairments to the lumbar spine area dominate the health risks. This DIN SPEC describes how a dose for internal strain on the lumbar spine can be determined from the exposure data, and provides a method for evaluation of the resulting strain. It applies for exposures with multiple mechanical shocks measured at the interfaces between the seated user and the seat or operating elements. The method is only suitable for operations in seated physical position. The calculation method, including an introduction, is made available on CD and only requires standard software (spreadsheet program). This DIN SPEC has been prepared in NA 001-03-07-01 (NALS/VDI C 7.1) "Ganzkörper-Schwingungen" ("Whole-body vibration") of the Acoustics, Noise Control and Vibration Engineering Standards Committee (NALS).

Document: references other documents

Document: referenced in other documents

Responsible national committee

NA 001-03-11 AA - Human exposure to vibration - Whole-body vibration  

Edition 2012-06
Original language German
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