Vibration injuries and underwater work 1 [Eng]
When I started working in the diving industry over 10 years ago, I never really thought about the health effects of vibrating tools: "using a drillhammer now and then can’t be that bad?" If anything, I thought it was rather nice if my hands were a bit numb after a day on the site; it sort of showed that I actually been working. However, over the years, I have seen several colleagues suffer from vibration injuries, and honestly, my own hands and shoulders are much more sensitive today than they were 10 years ago. Once you've acquired these types of injuries, they stay with you for life and often result in dramatic limitations on your future life quality. As a diver, it's very difficult to assess the occupational hazards you're exposed to because research in this area is often insufficient and rarely aligns with the time pressures and practical conditions of the job. This text is written to contribute to better practices regarding vibrating tools in underwater work....