Whole-Body Vibration Assessment of the M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter. Volume1

摘要

An evaluation of all new tactical vehicles and aircraft is required to assesspotential whole-body vibration (WBV) health hazards to crewmembers. As requested by the U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency (USAEHA), a health hazard assessment (HHA) was performed by the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) on the M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS). The HETS was tested on three cross-country courses at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD, by the U.S. Army Combat Systems Test Activity (USACSTA), in coordination with the Response and Tolerance Branch of USAARL. The M1070 HETS was tested with a M1000 trailer in a loaded and unloaded configuration. The loaded configuration was obtained by placing an M1 tank on the bed of the M1000 trailer. The unloaded configuration consisted of a M1070 tractor with an empty M1000 trailer. While operating the HETS in its intended operational environment, the front passenger was exposed to an overall risk assessment code of 5. This consisted of an overall assignment of hazard severity category IV and hazard probability level D. Whole-body vibration, Health hazard assessment, Exposure limits, Tactical vehicles, Terrain, Crewmembers.