What should my employer do to reduce vibration risks?
Health and safety law requires employers to protect their employees. Employers should:
- Assess the risk to health and plan to control them.
- Manage the risk.
- Provide suitable equipment for you to use. This should include
selecting tools with the lowest vibration rating, as specified by the
manufacturer.
- Maintain the equipment correctly.
- Give you information and training on the health and safety
risks of using the equipment.
- Monitor how you use equipment ('health surveillance') where the risks cannot be totally eliminated.
- Report cases of hand-arm vibration to the Health and Safety Executive.
- Consult your workplace safety reps on management's proposals to deal with vibration hazards.