DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAMON THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF EFFECTS OF VIBRATION

Authors
HULSHOF CTJ VERBEEK JHAM VANDIJK FJH
Citation
Ctj. Hulshof et al., DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAMON THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF EFFECTS OF VIBRATION, Occupational medicine, 43, 1993, pp. 38-42
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Occupational medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09627480
Volume
43
Year of publication
1993
Supplement
1
Pages
38 - 42
Database
ISI
SICI code
0962-7480(1993)43:<38:DAEOAO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The outline of a study in occupational health services (OHS) on the pr evention and control of effects of whole-body vibration is described a nd preliminary results are presented here. The study comprises an inve ntory of current activities of occupational health services in vibrati on-related issues, the development of a specific OHS-programme and eva luation of this programme, mainly on process level. Results of the inv entory, a questionnaire survey in occupational health services (n=112, response 67%), show that the impact of OHS in prevention and control of adverse health effects is small. The development and evaluation of a specific OHS-programme may be useful in setting up a preventive appr oach. Some methodologic problems are discussed also.