The presence of mechanical oscillatory movements, referred to as vibrations, is clearly and unequivocally found in human activities and in all kinds of technological processes, but this physical phenomenon produces effects that can have negative repercussions on humans and the environment. Numerous studies since the 1960s report that whole-body vibrations (WBV) and hand-arm vibrations (HAV) lead to various diseases, and this has increased interest in studying their causes and assessing the impact of vibrations on health. Today, mechanical vibrations are the fifth most commonly compensated occupational disease in Italy, and for this reason ISO 2631-1 (1997) and ISO 5349-1 (2001) were drafted to provide guidelines on how to correctly measure and interpret WBV and HAV exposure in relation to human health and comfort.