ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on standards concerned with whole-body vibration. Standards are used to specify measurement methodologies. Most vibration standards seek to enable the quantification of the emission of the machine or the exposure of the operator. The terms emission and exposure both relate to the vibration experienced from the machine. Standards are developed by committees working at the national, regional, and global level. Most standards take years to develop from their initial draft through to a final published document. Standards are developed through international organization for standardization (ISO) technical committees that are formed from representatives of national standards bodies. European committee for standardization produces its own "EN" standards, although many are direct adoptions of ISO standards. The British Standards Institution (BSI) was the first national standards body and remains one of the most active. The most well-known standards for measurement and evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration are BS 6841 and ISO 2631-1.
