Topics and sub-topics for oral presentations and poster presentations:

I
Medical risks due to exposure to vibration
•acute effects
•chronical effects, diagnosis
•epidemiology
•clinical, physiological and pathological aspects
•combined exposure, contributing factors


II
Technical issues of exposure to vibration
•measuring methods and measuring devices, dosimeter
•measurement and evaluation of coupling forces
•technical measures to reduce vibration
•personal protective equipment, anti-vibration gloves


III
Prevention methods and stragegies
•databases
•experimental and numeric hand-arm designs and simulation
•psychophysical evaluation of exposure to vibration
•redesign of tasks, products and processes


IV
National and international guidelines
•standards and test procedures
•guidelines and statutory regulations