Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Vibration at
work
These pages provide dates and, where available, feedback about past news and events in relation to vibration at work. See also our press releases.
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.
The surgeries will tackle four main areas:-
and will aim to answer (with HSE Vibration and Occupational Health specialists) any other questions which you have.
Managing Directors, Production Managers, Health and Safety Advisers, Safety representatives etc
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
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:
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.
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:
Four roadshows held in London, Bridgend, Sheffield and Warrington. They were arranged for those who missed the roadshow in 2005.
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.