Literature survey on anti-vibration gloves

Abstract

Anti-vibration gloves are used to reduce the vibration exposure of workers using vibratory tools. In this survey, the possible application of anti-vibration gloves to reduce hand-arm vibration exposure of workers, in particular rock drill operators, in the South African mining industry was investigated. Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is a compensable occupational disease caused by excessive exposure to vibration and the first cases of HAVS have recently been diagnosed in South Africa