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VIBRATION EXPOSURE AND PREVENTION IN JAPAN
FUTATSUKA, MAKOTO
UENO, TATSURO
YAMADA, SHIN'YA
open access
Vibration syndrome
Epidemiology
Vibration exposure
Prevention
Working conditions of vibration exposure have generally improved, but many difficult problems must be solved such as (1) hygienic improvements in a variety of vibrating tools; (2) improving working conditions, for example, by limiting the time of operation in spite of economic difficulties such as those faced by those who work on a piece rate basis; (3) gathering more complete information about the risk population because of the large number of self-employed in informal employment sectors; and (4) finding work places after rehabilitation for patients, particularly in mountainous rural areas or in small scale industries. Historical observation of vibration and preventive measures in Japanese national forests was presented on the basis of the results of a retrospective cohort study in Kyushu, Japan. Prevalence rate of VWF remarkably changed from 58.4% in the groups that began to operate chain saws in 1960 to only a few cases in the groups who started the operation after 1971. When we compare the relationships between the results of long term cohort study and the consequences of preventive measures of vibration syndrome, the most important factor is the decrease of vibration exposure (improvement in chain saws plus the time restriction system). The comprehensive prevention system used in Japanese national forests consists of the following: (1) Health care system; (2) Work regulation system; (3) System for improving mechanized tools; (4) Warming system to protect against cold conditions; and (5) Education and training system.
Nagoya University School of Medicine
1994-05
eng
departmental bulletin paper
VoR
https://doi.org/10.18999/nagjms.57.suppl.195
http://hdl.handle.net/2237/16067
https://nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/14162
10.18999/nagjms.57.suppl.195
http://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/medlib/nagoya_j_med_sci/57suppl/57suppl.html
2186-3326
0027-7622
Nagoya Journal of Medical Science
57
suppl
195
202
https://nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/14162/files/v57supp195_202.pdf
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