ABSTRACT
An organization with a potential hand-transmitted vibration problem could use standards in a variety of ways. Between 1987 and 2001, there were two sets of standards providing guidance on the measurement and assessment of hand-transmitted vibration. These were international standard international organization for standardization (ISO) 5349 and British Standard BS 6842. In 2001, these were both replaced with the new version of ISO 5349. ISO 5349-1 has been adopted as a European standard and as a national standard. It replaced ISO 5349, ENV 25349, and BS 6842. It is designed to specify general requirements for measuring and reporting hand-transmitted vibration exposures. The most substantial difference between BS 6842 and ISO 5349-1 is that the British standard was based on measurements of vibration in the dominant axis, rather than the combined axes of the later standard. EN 1033 standard provides general guidance for the laboratory assessment of all types of hand-guided machinery, rather than specific procedures for any class.
