newsCouncil fined £250,000 for not protecting worker’s health
Thanet District Council has been fined after a worker was left with permanent injured after being diagnosed with hard arm vibration (HAV).
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productSvantek’s new vibration & noise outdoor monitoring station offers compact, lightweight design
Portable, battery powered system ideal for construction site monitoring, tunnelling and blasting applications.
product42% increase in HAVS non-compliances
BSG (Building Safety Group), which describes itself as the UK’s largest construction safety group, has reported a 42% rise in the number of Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS) non-compliances recorded through site inspections.
productNoise & vibration monitoring
At The Health & Safety Event, Svantek will be showing a wide range of high performance noise and vibration monitoring instrumentation, including its SV103 personal vibration dosimeter and ATEX and IECEx Intrinsically Safe (IS) SV104 personal noise dosimeter for use in potentially explosive work environments.
productIn-house calibration
Following the setting up of an acoustic calibration laboratory last year, Bedford-based Svantek UK – part of the AcSoft Group – is now offering in-house calibration of its wide range of high performance noise and vibration instrumentation for occupational health and environmental monitoring applications.
productEurolec reveals a new-look website
Following on from the recent buy-out of Eurolec Instrumentation Ltd, the company has already unveiled its new-look website.
productNoise and vibration monitoring
Svantek will be showing a wide range of high performance noise and vibration monitoring instrumentation at Health & Safety North 2017, including its SV103 personal vibration dosimeter and ATEX and IECEx Intrinsically Safe (IS) SV104 personal noise dosimeter for use in potentially explosive work environments.
productCasella help protect against workplace vibration exposure with the Havex Meter
It is estimated nearly two million people in the UK are at risk of developing Hand Arm Vibration, commonly referred to as HAV syndrome.
newsEngineering firm fined after health and safety failings
An engineering company has been fined after a 29-year-old worker was diagnosed with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) – a condition causing tingling, pins and needles, numbness and pain in the affected person’s hands.
productMonitoring RF and electric radiation
HAVSCo, well known for its HAVS vibration dosage monitoring system has now added the monitoring and measurement of RF and electric radiation to its range.
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