Hand Arm Vibration
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Company failed to manage vibration exposure

A COMPANY that manufactures and sells medical devices for the healthcare industry has been fined for failing to adequately control the risk to its employees from exposure to vibration when using vibrating tools. .

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Buildings material manufacturer fined for failings

A BUILDINGS material manufacturer has been sentenced after a worker was diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) after repeatedly using vibrating tools above the recommended limits; and a second worker sustained electrical burns in a separate incident.

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In safe hands

HAVi Technologies’ Gregg Cole explores the risks of Hand Arm Vibration and how your business can comply.

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A human approach

It’s safer to be approximately right than exactly wrong when it comes to monitoring a person’s exposure to Hand Arm Vibration (HAV), says Jacqui McLaughlin.

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HAVS: Know your numbers

MEASURING AN individuals’ exposure to vibration has never been more important. Despite the Control of Vibration at Work legislation being in force since 2005, the reported incidences of HAVS and the number of fines issued (and cost!) has increased.

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