Housing Association fined £80k for multiple HAVs diagnosis
LIVERPOOL HOUSING association company Onward Homes Ltd has been fined after four employees developed a debilitating nerve condition over a period of several years.
LIVERPOOL HOUSING association company Onward Homes Ltd has been fined after four employees developed a debilitating nerve condition over a period of several years.
AN ENGINEERING company has been fined after a worker was diagnosed with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
This month we put Andy Mee in the spotlight to find out about his route into the health and safety industry, his career highlights and why he believes data and analysis are key for the health and safety industry.
MOTOR SALES company, Perrys Motor Sales Ltd (PMS) and Occupational Health & Safety Consultants, S & Ash Ltd (previously known as Sound Advice Safety and Health Ltd.), were both sentenced for safety breaches after a worker developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS).
Reactec CEO Jacqui McLaughlin explores how the risk from exposure to hand-arm vibration is assessed and warns that assessment may not be effective in protecting people from the risk.
The SV 106 six-channel human vibration meter & analyser from Shawcity is a revolutionary instrument that offers not one but two triaxial accelerometer functionality. This means users can perform both Hand Arm and Whole Body Vibration measurements simultaneously.
Traditional methods of regular assessment and generic control measures can help some but inevitably not all workers and can result in an underestimation of vibration exposure by up to 76%, putting people at serious risk according to a new report.
A PROPERTY management and development organisation has been fined after five employees developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS).
DACORUM BOROUGH Council has been fined for exposing seven grounds maintenance workers to Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS), caused by excessive use of power tools.
A COMPANY providing specialised services in rock drilling, cliff stabilisation and rock anchors, and its director, have been sentenced after a number of workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
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