TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR SHOCK MITIGATION ON HIGH SPEED GOVERNMENT CRAFT

摘要

The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations (2005) and The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessel (Control ofrnVibration at Work) Regulations (2007) along with EU legislation (2002/44/EC), place requirements on employers andrnemployees to, mitigate the risk of harm from exposure to Whole Body Vibration and Shock.rnAs part of the Maritime Whole Body Vibration project the Ministry of Defence is investigating a variety of technicalrnmeasures which could be applicable to their in-service and future vessels.rnThis paper describes the work undertaken to date to develop technical solutions which will contribute to reducing risk tornthe MoD’s employees from shock and vibration. This must be done while maintaining current maritime capability andrnintegrating with current and future infrastructure and support. Two cases are considered, solutions for the in-service fleetrnand novel systems for future craft.