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4093201 
Technical Report 
[Vibration: The deferred hazard] 
Gazsi, M; Roll, R; Picard, D; Ellart, JL; Liard, A 
2006 
CIS/06/00943 
vention BTP Mar 
83 
French 
For construction industry workers, exposure to vibrations constitutes a major source of occupational accidents and diseases. To limit these effects, the transposition into French legislation in July 2005 of the vibration directive 2002/44/EC (see CIS 02-24) imposes new demands on employers. They are required to carry out an exposure evaluation and assess whether permissible levels are exceeded, in which case they are required to use new equipment and implement new methods of work time organization. This special feature describes the sources and health effects of vibration in the construction industry and examines legal requirements for vibration control.