Assessment and Reduction of Whole-Body Vibration Experienced by Jeepney Drivers of “Sarao” Jeepneys Using Practical Vibration Dampeners

Abstract

© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019. This paper provides an assessment on to what level of whole-body vibration (WBV) jeepney drivers are exposed to, specifically those perceived as new type of jeepneys, or Sarao jeepneys. The assessment was solely based on the exposure limits set by the European Union, since no standards have been established yet in the Philippines. It has also discussed the possible health risks of overexposure to WBV, and reduced this kind of vibration through practical vibration dampeners such as styrofoam, pillow, and rags. It has been found that rags incur a 7% reduction in WBV with a 70% accuracy in reducing the vibration.

Source or Periodical Title

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

ISSN

21945357

Page

866-877

Document Type

Article

Subject

Daily Vibration Exposure A(8), Dampeners, Exposure Action Value (EAV), Exposure Limit Value (ELV), Jeepney driver, Whole-Body Vibration (WBV)

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