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Occupational Vibration and Noise Exposures in Forestry Workers.ppt

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Occupational Vibration and Noise Exposures in Forestry Workers

Occupational Vibration and Noise Exposures in Forestry Workers Richard Neitzel, MS, IHIT Michael Yost, PhD University of Washington Department of Environmental Health Background Forestry - important industry in Pacific NW 42.6 million acres of land in WA; 16.8 million timber 28% owned by timber industry; 19% by small tree farms 3.2 bbf private WA 1997 timber harvest; 2.8 bbf in OR 98 1998: 1,008 logging employers, 7,728 employees in WA Forestry work involves numerous hazardous occupational exposures US: safety issues have received attention, but health issues increasingly important Background Forestry worker occupational exposures: Whole-body vibration Yarders, stackers, processors, shovels, trucks, mechanized cutters, bulldozers, graders Hand-arm vibration Above (through control mechanisms), plus chain saws, bucking saws, limbing saws, cutoff saws, axes Noise exposure Powered saws, heavy equipment, communications devices Background Health consequences of occupational exposures Hand-arm (H-A) vibration: Raynaud’s Phenomenon, Vibration White Finger, Carpal Tunnel Research done on forestry workers in Japan, Canada, Finland, etc. Raynaud’s in 9-27%; CTS in 20%; VWF in 9-51% in these countries Evidence of negative health effects, but few exposure data Whole-Body (W-B) vibration: Degenerative spinal injuries, CNS and circulatory problems Noise Exposure Permanent, irreversible Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) Background Existing W-B and H-A vibration-related research: Teschke et al (90): noise monitoring as substitute for vibration monitoring in BC fellers using chainsaws; vibration/noise correlation? Association between HAVS and NIHL (Iki et al, 85, 86) H-A saw vibration levels documented, but no other equip, no W-B Existing noise exposure/NIHL research Forestry/logging: 988 (6%) of 16633 accepted WA claims 1984-96 IR: 33.2 accepted claims/10-3 FTE-yrs (state fund employers only) for 3,922 workers; all industries (state fund only) 1.26 Mean settlement amount, WA compen