Back disorders in crane operators exposed to whole-body vibration

In The Netherlands so far little research has been carried out to investigate the health effects of exposure to whole-body vibration at work. In a retrospective (10-year) follow-up study, the incidence of permanent work disabilities in crane operators exposed to vibration was compared to that of a control group. The emphasis in this presentation is on disablement because of back disorders. Among the crane operators with more than 5 years of exposure to vibration, more disability due to back trouble occurred than in the control group. The incidence density ratio (IDR) exceeded 2 for disability because of degeneration of the intervertebral disc, after adjustment for age, nationality, shift work and calendar year. With increasing years of exposure, the risk ratio for disability because of intervertebral disc disorders also increased. The risk ratio for a disability pension due to disease of the intervertebral disc for crane operators with more than 5 years of exposure was almost 3 compared to the control group. A combination of exposure to whole-body vibration, an unfavorable posture, and climatic conditions is responsible for the development of these health effect

Long-term sickness absence due to back disorders in crane operators exposed to whole-body vibration

In a retrospective (10-year) follow-up study, the incidence of at least one spell of sickness absenteeism of 28 d or longer in crane operators exposed to whole-body vibration and a control group was investigated. In contrast to a previous study on permanent work disability in the same groups, no difference was observed in long-term sickness absenteeism because of lumbar disorders. Spells of sickness absence due to intervertebral disc disorders did last longer in the index group and also more disability pensions with this diagnosis were recorded in the index group. This indicates that these disorders particularly interfere with the work of a crane operator. Exposure to whole-body vibration and strained posture are considered to be responsible for this situatio

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