New vibration legislation

UK supplier of maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services, Brammer is warning about the need to limit employees' exposure to hand-arm vibration caused by older equipment, in the light of new legislation.

The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 require employers to ensure their staff are not exposed to a daily 'exposure action value' above 2.5m/s2 or an overall exposure limit value of 5m/s2.

Equipment purchased since that date must already comply with these limits - however, for equipment purchased before 6 July 2007, the new regulations take effect from 6 July 2010