One conference presentation was selected for reporting here. It clearly states the limited knowledge base available for the accurate regulation of vibration exposure. There is little doubt that vibration exposure can be harmful. However, in our view, current Regulation of exposure must have been developed on the basis of something other than just objective scientific evidence. Such Regulation may be of questionable relevance to proof of negligence and causation in civil cases.
Evidence from:
NIOSH publication No. 2006-140
“Proceedings of the First American Conference on Human Vibration”
We do not know whether there is any disorder specific to whole-body vibration, or what disorders are aggravated by exposure to whole-body vibration. We do not know the relative importance of vibration and other risk factors in the development of back disorders.
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