Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) causes symptoms in fingers, hands and arms caused by vibrating tools. It used to be called vibration white finger. The name was changed to HAVS as other symptoms may occur in addition to white fingers.
Hand-arm vibration syndrome: A disorder resulting from prolonged exposure to vibration, specifically to the hands and forearms while using vibrating tools. Symptoms include numbness, tingling, and loss of nerve sensitivity.
Vibration Syndrome
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 83-110
Provides research that shows vibrating handtools can cause vibration syndrome, a condition also known as vibration white finger and as Raynaud's phenomenon of occupational origin.
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