Book chapter
Standards in Human Vibration Litigation
Engineering Standards for Forensic Application, pp.451-478
Academic Press
09/14/2018
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-813240-1.00025-X
Abstract
This chapter presents a study of impact and vibration acceleration effects on the human body. The issue of human response to impact and vibration has been addressed in books, conference proceedings, theses, dissertations, reports, and refereed papers. Domestic guidelines/standards for human response to vibration are found in the American National Standards Institute and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. There are international guidelines/standards in the organizations of individual European countries. Furthermore, there are international consensus guidelines/standards by the International Standards Organization. Past work has concentrated primarily on the effect of impact and vibration exposure on men, both whole-body vibration from transport injuries and hand-arm vibration from the use of vibratory tools. An important aspect of developing effective guidelines and standards for vibration injury is the setting of standards. Responsible, standards-setting bodies take the work seriously and generally have a policy that requires periodic review to improve standards within their evolving contexts. Accepted practices for improving standards exist as well. Standards are reviewed periodically according to the standard developers' policies. After covering the fundamentals of vibration and the human body, the chapter turns to two case studies: Bartley et al. versus EUCLID, INC. (whole-body vibration injuries) and Potter et al. versus Chicago Pneumatic Tool et al. (hand-arm vibration injuries). The cases are complex, technically, biomechanically, and legally. However, in our view they are excellent teaching tools with forensic engineering analysis that illustrates for the reader the value of studying the interaction between biomechanics and products liability.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Standards in Human Vibration Litigation
- Creators
- David G Wilder - University of Iowa, Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical EngineeringRichard W McLay - University of Iowa, Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Engineering Standards for Forensic Application, pp.451-478
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-12-813240-1.00025-X
- Number of pages
- 613
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/14/2018
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984229651102771
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