What is whole-body vibration?
Whole-body vibration (WBV) is vibration transmitted to the whole body. Vibrations travel through a seat or the floor. It is commonly experienced by drivers, operators and passengers in mobile plant when travelling over uneven surfaces.
What happens to a driver over time?
Continuous exposure may cause serious damage to the body. Regular exposure to hand-arm vibration may cause Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome. Symptoms include tingling, numbness, and pain in the fingers and hands. Regular exposure to whole body vibration may cause low back pain.
If the pain is bad enough, it can limit or cut short a driver’s career.
Industry 4.0 methodology of certification
The combination of ISO certified vibration monitoring systems with the Wi-care 200 remote asset monitoring system and the I-see cloud-based centralised reliability management software, provides an opportunity to monitor mobile plant flexibly and continuously with a portable kit that is quick and easy to install, and far cheaper to implement than traditional methods. The highly experienced vibration analysts at Machine Doctors act as the competent person conducting the certification remotely.
How to obtain remote ISO WBV certification
Whether you’re looking to conduct your annual certification of multiple assets or conduct a proof of concept (PoC), this portable kit will be quickly and easily dispatched to site, installed and operated across any mobile assets requiring this certification for OHSE against Australian Standard. No external contractors, lengthy certification process or inconvenient interruptions to operations.
