Good vibrations
Tests carried out by the HSE have
demonstrated that vibration
exposure for operators using
pneumatic torque multipliers to
tighten wheel nuts was 10 times
lower than when traditional impact
wrenches are used. The Norbar
Tests carried out by the HSE have
demonstrated that vibration
exposure for operators using
pneumatic torque multipliers to
tighten wheel nuts was 10 times
lower than when traditional impact
wrenches are used. The Norbar
The award winning HAVmeter from
Reactec manages employees’
exposure to hand arm vibration
(HAV). It gives power tool users a
running total of their vibration points
exposure throughout the day and
warns before high expo
PC Environmental is pleased to
announce the launch of
the new VIBTRACK
personal vibration
dosimeter from Larson
Davis.
Following on from
the HVM100 vibration
meter and weighing in
at 1oz (28gm) the
Vibtrack contai
The HSE estimates that up to two million workers are exposed to levels of vibration that could result in
ill health. With several solutions for managing Hand Arm Vibration exposure available, Jim O’Hagan
considers the optio
The HAVmeter from Reactec
manages employees’ exposure
to hand arm vibration (HAV)
and provides power tool users
with a running total of their
vibration points exposure
throughout the day, giving a
warning (using a traf
Edinburgh-based Reactec has
achieved £1 million worth of sales of
its safety devices to UK hire firms.
The company has seen a dramatic
increase in the number of sales for its
innovative HAVmeters over the past
12 mont
Scottish engineering firm Reactec
has celebrated another milestone
after selling its 10,000th safety
device in the UK. The firm has
broken past the five figure barrier
for sales of its innovative HAVmeter
safety devices
Svantek has launched its new SV106
Human Vibration Meter and
Analyser.
This instrument is capable of
measuring both hand-arm (HAV)
and whole body vibration (WBV)
and can measure vibration
simultaneously on both
hand
Designer of noise and vibration
monitoring instrumentation,
Svantek has launched the new
SV106 Human Vibration Meter
and Analyser. Capable of
measuring both hand-arm (HAV)
and whole body vibration (WBV),
it can measure
More than £100m of compensation has been paid out to
sufferers of Vibration White Finger (VWF) yet many
companies and organisations that regularly use
vibrating tools – are still not investing in prevention
methods says J
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