vibration

• Is vibration a health risk at work?  more...
• What are the main vibration risks?  more...
• Which jobs could expose me to hand-arm vibration?  more...
• What tools and equipment can cause vibration injury?  more...
• What causes hand-arm vibration?  more...
• How can hand-arm vibration damage my health?  more...
• What is vibration white finger?  more...
• If I don't do anything about HAV, what will happen?  more...
• How do I know I am at risk from hand-arm vibration?  more...
• How is vibration measured?  more...
• What should my employer do to reduce vibration risks?  more...
• Must my employer report cases of hand-arm vibration?  more...
• What advice and training should my employer provide?  more...
• What can I do for myself about hand-arm vibration?  more...
• Who is at risk from whole-body vibration?  more...
• What should my employer do to prevent whole-body vibration?  more...
• Is the law on vibration set to change?  more...

further information

The EC vibration Directive, Health and Safety Bulletin 310, July 2002, pages 7 and 8, available from IRS, tel: 020 7354 6742.

Hand-arm vibration syndrome, TGWU. Safety, health and environmental issues in the workplace at: www.tgwu.org.uk/health&safety/safety.htm

Health risk from hand-arm vibration, advice for employers, and Health risks from hand-arm vibration, advice for employees, HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, free: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/vibindex.htm

In the driving seat: advice for employers on sources of whole-body vibration and how to control it, available free at: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg242, or from HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, price on request.