Group	Principal reponsibilities	Contact Details
Participant 1. UoS (Coordinator)
UoS UoS (ISVR)	• Project coordinator • Scientist-in-charge • Development of protocol for hand-transmitted vibration epidemiological studies • Normal values of finger systolic blood pressure and thermo-tactile and vibrotactile perception thresholds • Epidemiological surveys of workers exposed to WBV in the United Kingdom • Modelling of risk of exposure to hand-transmitted and whole-body vibration	Professor Michael GRIFFIN Human Factors Research Unit Institute of Sound and Vibration Research University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K. Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 2277 Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 2927 E-mail: M.J.Griffin@soton.ac.uk Mrs Lenka Gallais Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 3235 Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 2927 E-mail: lj1@isvr.soton.ac.uk Miss Alexandra Welsh Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 4962 Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 2927 E-mail: A.J.L.Welsh@soton.ac.uk Miss Sue Ann Seah Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 3235 Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 2927 E-mail: S.A.Seah@soton.ac.uk
UoS (coord)	• Project administration and reporting	Dr Henrietta Howarth Human Factors Research Unit Institute of Sound and Vibration Research University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K. Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 4963 Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 2927 E-mail: H.Howarth@soton.ac.uk Dr Chris Lewis Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 4958 Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 2927 E-mail: C.H.Lewis@soton.ac.uk
UoS (MRC)	• Case-control survey of workers exposed to WBV in the United Kingdom	Dr Keith Palmer MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit Southampton General Hospital Southampton SO16 6YD, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 23 8077 7624 Fax: +44 (0) 23 8070 4021 Email: ktp@mrc.soton.ac.uk Dr E. Clare Harris Tel: +44 (0) 23 8077 7624 Fax: +44 (0) 23 8070 4021 Email: ech@mrc.soton.ac.uk
Participant 2. Trieste
UTRS	• Development of questionnaires for hand-transmitted vibration epidemiological studies • Epidemiological surveys of workers exposed to hand-transmitted vibration in Italy • Investigation of acute effects of hand-transmitted vibration on vascular function • Investigation of effects of prior exposure to hand-transmitted vibration on vascular function • Development of occupational safety and health guidelines for hand-transmitted vibration	Professor Massimo BOVENZI Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Trieste, c/o Centro Tumori, Via della Pietà 19, I-34129 Trieste, Italy Phone: +39 (0)40 3992313 Fax: +39 (0)40 368199 E-mail: bovenzi@units.it
UTRS (USL7)	• Sub-contractor to Trieste for vibration exposure measurements	Dr Iole Pinto USL7 - Department of Prevention Physical Agents Laboratory Strada del Rufolo 53100 Siena, Italy Phone: +39 (0)577 586097 Fax: +39 (0)577 586104 E-mail: i.pinto@usl7.toscana.it
Participant 3. FIOSH
FIOSH	• Biodynamic modelling and whole-body vibration experimental work • Prediction of spinal stress in drivers	Dr Helmut SEIDEL Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Noeldnerstr. 40-42 D-10317 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49 30 515 484430 Fax: +49 30 515 484170 E-mail: seidel.helmut@baua.bund.de Dr Barbara Hinz Phone: +49 30 515 484431 Fax: +49 30 515 484170 E-mail: hinz.barbara@baua.bund.de Dr Ralph Blüthner Phone: +49 30 515 484432 Fax: +49 30 515 484170 E-mail: bluethner.ralph@baua.bund.de
FIOSH (Woelfel)	• Sub-contractor to FIOSH for development of biodynamic model	Dr Steffen Pankoke Woelfel Consulting Engineers GmbH Max-Planck-Str. 15 D-97204 Höchberg, Germany Phone: +49 (0)931 49708 600 Fax: +49 (0)931 49708 650 E-mail: pankoke@woelfel.de
Participant 4.UMUH
UMUH	• Epidemiological surveys of workers exposed to hand-transmitted vibration in Sweden • Development of protocol for whole-body vibration epidemiological studies • Epidemiological surveys of workers exposed to whole-body vibration in Sweden • Investigation of acute effects of hand-transmitted vibration on neurosensory function • Investigation of effects of prior exposure to hand-transmitted on neurosensory function	Professor Ronnie LUNDSTRÖM Department of Biomedical Engineering & Informatics University Hospital of Northern Sweden SE-901 85, Umeå, Sweden Phone: +46 90 7854000 Mobile: +46 70 3055040 Fax: +46 90 136717 E-mail: ronnie.lundstrom@vll.se Professor Mats Hagberg Dept. of Public Health and Community Medicine University of Gothenburg Medicinaregatan 16, Box 414, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden Phone: +46 31 773 6305 Fax: +46 31 409728 E-mail: mats.hagberg@amm.gu.se Dr Tohr Nilsson Dept. of Occupational Medicine Sundsvall Hospital SE 85186 Sundsvall, Sweden Phone: +46 60 181927 Fax: +46 60 181980 E-mail: tohr.nilsson@lvn.se Professor Lage Burström Arbetslivsinstitutet (National Institute for Working Life) Technical Risk Factors P.O. Box 7654 S-907 13 Umeå, Sweden Phone: +46 90 17 6014 Fax: +46 90 17 6116 E-mail: lage.burstrom@niwl.se
Partner 5. AMC
AMC	• Development of questionnaires for whole-body vibration epidemiological studies • Epidemiological surveys of workers exposed to whole-body vibration in the Netherlands • Development of occupational safety and health guidelines for whole-body vibration	Dr Carel HULSHOFF Academic Medical Center, Universiteit van Amsterdam Department: Coronel Institute of Occupational Health (K0-121) PO 22700 1100DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 5665333 Fax: +31 20 6977161 E-mail: c.t.hulshof@amc.uva.nl Mr Ivo Tiemessen Phone: +31 20 5665333 Fax: +31 20 6977161 E-mail: i.j.tiemessen@amc.uva.nl
Partner 6. INRS
INRS	• Biodynamic modeling of the finger	Dr Patrice DONATI Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité Département IET Avenue de Bourgogne F-54501 Vandoeuvre, France Phone: +33 3 8350 2049 Fax: +33 3 8350 2103 E-mail: Patrice.DONATI@inrs.fr Dr Pierre Lemerle Phone: +33 3 8350 2125 Fax: +33 3 8350 2186 E-mail: Pierre.LEMERLE@inrs.fr Dr Gérard Fleury Phone : +33 38350 2987 Fax : +33 38350 2186 E-mail : gerard.fleury@inrs.fr
European Commission
Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources	• EC Scientific Officer	Dirk Pottier Commission Européenne DG RTD Priority 5 SDME 8 8/35 1049 Brussels, Belgium Phone: +32 229 85 245 Fax: +32 229 64 322 E-mail: Dirk.Pottier@ec.europa.eu