Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
e-Bulletins
The aim of this e-bulletin is to provide you with a free regular update of news and information regarding vibration at work.
Below you will find brief information on a number of topics and issues, each linking to more detailed articles on the HSE website.
Around five million workers in Great Britain are exposed to HAVs in the workplace.
Visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/hav/index.htm
HAVs comes from the use of hand-held power tools and is the cause of significant ill health (painful and disabling disorders of the blood vessels, nerves, joints and muscles of the hands and arms).
For key messages about HAVs Visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/hav/about.htm#key
ADVICE AND GUIDANCE
For information on established good practice for managing HAV risks.
Visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/hav/campaign/index.htm
Advice for workers worried about their hands
Visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/hav/yourhands.htm
The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 (the Vibration Regulations), came into force on 6 July 2005 and aim to protect workers from risks to health from vibration.
Visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/hav/regulations.htm
As part of the package which supports the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 we have produced a calculator to assist in calculating exposures for hand-arm vibration.
Visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/hav/vibrationcalc.htm
