Archive

These pages provide dates and, where available, feedback about past news and events in relation to vibration at work. See also our press releases.

Winter 2008

Health Surveillance for Noise and Vibration (Event now fully booked)

Birmingham City Football Club, 19 November 2008

• Free event for employers to promote the benefits of health surveillance in dealing with the health effects of noise and hand-arm vibration (HAV)
• Aimed at employers for whom controlling risk to noise and HAV is an issue
• The event will highlight the legal requirements and explore what an employer should be looking for from their health surveillance provider
• It will involve talks from various stakeholders, followed by workshops to discuss experiences of best practice, problems, issues and possible solutions.

Specialist Occupational Health Inspectors will be on hand to provide professional advice along with Occupational Health Providers

If you wish to express an interest in attending this event please contact Andrew Moore at andrew.pg.moore@hse.gsi.gov.uk

Autumn 2007

EEF/HSE Vibration surgeries 2007

Sharing experiences, good practice and lessons learnt

Following the success of the EEF/HSE Noise and Vibration Roadshows HSE is continuing its partnership with EEF – The Manufacturers organisation, to hold four vibration surgery events. The aim is to share experiences, lessons learnt and good practice in implementing the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005. The surgeries focus on hand-arm vibration.

The surgeries are for anyone using machinery or hand-held vibrating tools or other vibrating equipment who would like to learn more and share their experiences in managing vibration risks.

What are the surgeries about?

The surgeries will tackle four main areas:-

• risk assessment and planning what to do
• implementing HSE recommended controls and developing new controls
• training and involving the workforce
• carrying out health surveillance

and will aim to answer (with HSE Vibration and Occupational Health specialists) any other questions which you have.

Who should attend the surgeries

Managing Directors, Production Managers, Health and Safety Advisers, Safety representatives etc

Dates, locations and booking:

• EEF Sheffield - Tuesday 16th October 2007
  Sheffield vibration surgery 2007 flyer [78KB]
  To reserve your place at the EEF Sheffield surgery, please contact:
  Lyndsay Jackson, T:  0114 268 0671, E: LJackson@eef-sheffield.org.uk

• EEF West Midlands - Thursday 22nd November 2007
  

  To reserve your place at the EEF West Midlands surgery, please contact:
  Pat Bennett, T: 0121 456 0283, E: pat.bennett@eef-westmids.org.uk

• For further information and subsequent events contact Steve Walter at swalter@eef-fed.org.uk

• Surgery details on EEF website

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January 2007

31 January and 1 February 2007 - Executive Hire Show at Ricoh Arena, Coventry

HSE, Executive Hire News and Hire Association Europe worked together to run a series of health and safety seminars for the hire industry at the Executive Hire Show, which was held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on 31 January and 1 February 2007. To learn more visit the Executive Hire News Website at: Executive Hire Show

At the Show three HSE Specialists gave presentations:

• [2007/21296] David Smeatham, HSE Noise and Vibration Specialist Inspector, gave a presentation on Hand-arm Vibration [powerpoint presentation 1.8MB]
• [2007/31854] Nick Patience, HSE Construction Inspector, gave a presentation on Kerb Handling. He talked about several hazards including manual handling, noise and dust [powerpoint presentation 2.1MB]
• [2007/31857] Tony Almond, HSE Work at Height Communications Manager, talked about Work at Height Regulations two years on [powerpoint presentation 915kB]

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July 2006

7 July – Worker Involvement Launch Event

A one-day training event for companies piloting worker involvement schemes to increase worker awareness and involvement in noise and hand-arm vibration control in construction and manufacturing sectors.

10 July – Noise and Vibration Programme Launch Event

A one-day event aimed at construction, heavy fabrication, shipbuilding and foundry industries to discuss high vibration processes, controlling hand-arm vibration and other related projects.

During 2006/07 HSE’s Noise and Noise and Vibration Programme is focusing on hand-arm vibration (HAV) at work. HSE will be targeting its efforts on activities known to cause high exposures to HAV, in the construction, heavy fabrication, shipbuilding and foundry industries. We have already identified high vibration processes for which there are reasonably practicable alternatives, but we need to work with industry to help develop the next generation of controls. See our new online Good practice solutions (inspection campaign 2006/2007).

This event is aimed at industries known to have potentially high exposures to HAV and gives them an opportunity to learn about our forthcoming plans, and the collaboration we wish to establish with industry, in order to address the challenges posed by the new Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005.

There is also information on:

• related projects on noise and worker involvement
• examples and case studies from industry representatives on their experiences of controlling hand-arm vibration
• good practice for both controls and health surveillance

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June 2006

Noise and vibration roadshow 2006 – Managing the risks

Four roadshows held in London, Bridgend, Sheffield and Warrington. They were arranged for those who missed the roadshow in 2005.

• Roadshow Presentations

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July 2005

6 July 2005 - The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 came into force

If you are an employer or adviser see the Advice for employers pages. If you are an employee see the Worried about your hands pages.