Publications
Guidance on WBV and the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 is provided in:
- HSE Information Sheet Whole-body Vibration in Agriculture AIS20 (revision)
- Control back-pain risks from whole-body vibration - Advice for employers on the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 INDG 242
- Drive away bad backs - Advice for mobile machine operators and drivers IND404
And in HSE's priced book:
Whole-body vibration. Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005. (L141 ) (ISBN 0-7176-6126-1) available from HSE books.
Web-only guidance
Research
HSE plan to publish data to help employers assess vibration exposure under the new Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 and are collaborating with Employers associations to commission and publish research on WBV.
We published research on agricultural vehicles in 2005 and the link to this report is shown below.
Whole-body vibration in agricultural vehicles
We also published the research reports from phase I of our Generic Whole body vibration research (RR377 and RR400) in 2005 and they are listed below:
Whole-body vibration on Construction, Mining and Quarrying vehicles
- Evaluation of whole-body vibration emission and estimated exposure levels - Prepared by Silsoe Research Institute
- Evaluation of whole-body vibration exposures in British industry - Prepared by the University of Southampton
The data from these reports will be used to prepare generic WBV risk assessments, in the form of data sheets, which should become available on our web pages later this year.
Revised version of HSE information sheet 'Whole-body Vibration in Agriculture' AIS20
Vibration Calculator
The Vibration Calculator is used to calculate the risk of WBV (Whole Body Vibration) in the workplace. It calculates the daily vibration exposure that an employee is subjected to allowing the employee to analyse the risk and an employer to meet health and safety requirements.
If you are a practitioner please refer to ISO 2631 and/or the HELP button on the actual calculator. Additional information can be found from the following information sheet.
Note: Excel 2007 users may need to open the document in 'compatibility mode'.