The Analysis Against The Characteristics of Vibration-Absorber Glove on Workers Who Use Electric-Based Equipment

Abstract

Production machines always vibrated when workers operated the machines perpetually. It caused negative impact on fingers, arms, joints and shoulders. The disturbance was called hand-arm vibration. This effect varied across workers, ranging from whitened fingers to the incapacity to move fingers. This research was aimed to develop a model of work safety device, which in this case was vibration-absorber glove.Research background was health problems suffered by the former workers at their elder age. Method of research was direct testing against glove material with the parameters of displacement, velocity and acceleration of vibration. Result of research gives some indications. Dacron glove can absorb vibration displacement at 0.173 mm, vibration velocity at 12.25 mm/s and vibration acceleration at 6.8 m/s 2 . Sponge glove absorbed vibration displacement at 0.086 mm, vibration velocity at 8.65 mm/s and vibration acceleration at 3.6 m/s 2 . Leather glove had absorbed vibration displacement at 0.080 mm, vibration velocity at 7.49 mm/s and vibration acceleration at 2.5 m/s 2 . Meanwhile, factors influencing workers after using hand tools were blood pressure, minor nerve