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Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2006 50(4):411-416; doi:10.1093/annhyg/mel007
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Occupational Hygiene Society

Original Article

The SOBANE Strategy for the Management of Risk, as Applied to Whole-Body or Hand–Arm Vibration

J. MALCHAIRE* and A. PIETTE

Unité Hygiène et Physiologie du travail, Université catholique de Louvain, Clos Chapelle aux champs, 3038, 1200 Bruxelles, Belgium

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +32 (0) 27 64 32 27; Fax: +32 (0) 27 64 39 54; e-mail: malchaire{at}hytr.ucl.ac.be

Objective: The objective was to develop a coherent set of methods to be used effectively in industry to prevent and manage the risks associated with exposure to vibration, by coordinating the progressive intervention of the workers, their management, the occupational health and safety (OHS) professionals and the experts. The methods were developed separately for the exposure to whole-body and hand–arm vibration. Results: The SOBANE strategy of risk prevention includes four levels of intervention: level 1, Screening; level 2, Observation; level 3, Analysis and; level 4, Expertise. The methods making it possible to apply this strategy were developed for 14 types of risk factors. The article presents the methods specific to the prevention of the risks associated with the exposure to vibration. Conclusions: The strategy is similar to those published for the risks associated with exposure to noise, heat and musculoskeletal disorders. It explicitly recognizes the qualifications of the workers and their management with regard to the work situation and shares the principle that measuring the exposure of the workers is not necessarily the first step in order to improve these situations. It attempts to optimize the recourse to the competences of the OHS professionals and the experts, in order to come more rapidly, effectively and economically to practical control measures.

Keywords: whole body vibration • hand-arm vibration • risk management • SOBANE • Déparis • participation


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