Introduction: The appearance of musculoskeletal disorders (MDs) in professional drivers due to exposition to whole-body vibration (WBV) makes it relevant to assess this exposure. The European Directive 2002/44/EC has two methods to evaluate exposure to WBV (defined in ISO2631-1:2008). These methods evaluate the exposure associated with an 8-hour working day; however, MDs due to WBV could also be caused by accumulated exposure to vibrations over long term, and hence, the methods defined in the European directive may be limited in their ability to ensure the safety of workers exposed to WBV throughout their years of employment. Method: A detailed comparison and discussion of methods defined in the European Directive and the ISO2631-5:2018 was used as a starting point of the main results of this paper. On this basis, a new methodology for the management and organization of preventive measures is proposed to consider the assessment of ISO2631-5:2018 standard and the full working life of workers. Experimental data to assess exposure to WBV in heavy equipment vehicle (HEV) drivers under different road surface conditions and range of velocities were considered to illustrate the process of the proposed methodology. Results: The methods defined in the standards provide different assessments leading to a different possible consideration of safe operations when the risks associated with them may actually be high. The proposed methodology can be used with the aim of ensuring safety of workers throughout their working lives and providing an easy implementation of the calculations of ISO2631-5:2018 standard. Conclusions: A procedure to assess the health risk probability to which the HEV worker is exposed in terms of the exposure years and a different range of operational vehicle speeds is proposed and exemplified with a study case. Practical applications: This study provides a practical tool for the management of WBV exposure related to work-tasks in HEV drivers. Safety managers should consider the global exposition to WBV throughout their working life, and this research provides an easy tool to accomplish it.

简介：职业司机由于全身振动 (WBV) 出现肌肉骨骼疾病 (MD)，因此评估这种暴露具有相关性。欧洲指令 2002/44/EC 有两种方法来评估暴露于 WBV（在 ISO2631-1:2008 中定义）。这些方法评估与 8 小时工作日相关的暴露；然而，由于 WBV 引起的 MD 也可能是由于长期暴露于振动中而引起的，因此，欧洲指令中定义的方法在确保工人在整个就业年限中暴露于 WBV 的安全性方面可能会受到限制。方法：对欧洲指令和 ISO2631-5:2018 中定义的方法的详细比较和讨论被用作本文主要结果的起点。在此基础上，提出了一种新的预防措施的管理和组织方法，以考虑对 ISO2631-5:2018 标准的评估和工人的完整工作生活。评估重型设备车辆 (HEV) 驾驶员在不同路面条件和速度范围下暴露于 WBV 的实验数据被考虑来说明所提出的方法的过程。结果：当与之相关的风险实际上可能很高时，标准中定义的方法提供了不同的评估，导致对安全操作的不同可能考虑。建议的方法可用于确保工人在整个工作生涯中的安全，并提供对 ISO2631-5:2018 标准计算的轻松实施。结论：提出了一种评估 HEV 工作人员暴露于暴露年限和不同运行车辆速度范围内的健康风险概率的程序，并以研究案例为例。实际应用：本研究为管理与 HEV 驾驶员工作任务相关的 WBV 暴露提供了实用工具。安全经理应该在他们的整个工作生涯中考虑对 WBV 的全球性阐述，这项研究提供了一个简单的工具来完成它。