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Hand arm vibration publications

HSE — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:30:54 +0000

Revised free leaflet for employers whose business involves regular and frequent use of hand-held power tools, hand-guided powered equipment and powered machines which process hand-held materials.

Hand arm vibration publications

Noise and vibration health surveillance event fully booked

HSE — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:21:11 +0000

HSE is hosting a free event to promote the benefits of quality health surveillance in dealing with the ill health effects of noise and hand arm vibration (HAV) exposures and the contribution health surveillance can make to risk management.

This event is now fully booked - additional interest will be held on a reserve list.

View health surveillance for noise and hand arm vibration details

Vibration website - rebranded

HSE — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:00:15 +0000

New design, new features - advice and guidance on the risks associated with hand arm and whole body vibration. Sign up for ebulletins to stay up to date on this topic.

Find out more about hand arm and whole body vibration

Health surveillance for noise and hand arm vibration

HSE — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:00:28 +0000

As an employer do you know all you need to know? HSE is hosting a free event to promote the benefits of quality health surveillance in dealing with the ill health effects of noise and hand arm vibration (HAV) exposures and the contribution health surveillance can make to risk management. Bristol City Football Club, 17th November 2009.

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HSE — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:00:05 +0000

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Stonemasonry - Rebranded

HSE — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:10:38 +0000

Health and safety issues in the stonemasonry industry website has been rebranded - New design, new features, better navigation, ask the expert, manual handling, hand and arm vibration, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease…

View rebranded stonemasonry site

Review of literature relevant in the diagnosis of HAVS

HSE — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:35:22 +0000

Health surveillance for those exposed to hand-arm vibration, and the diagnosis of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) is heavily dependent upon self-reporting of symptoms. However, this self-reporting may not be accurate for a number of reasons.

View review of literature relevant in the diagnosis of HAVs research report

Noise and vibration worker involvement pilot - feedback

HSE — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:00:42 +0000

Worker involvement projects were considered to have been effective, beneficial and reasonably successful in identifying and solving noise and ‘hand arm vibration’ problems.

View noise and vibration research report

Agriculture health carry card updated

HSE — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:50:33 +0000

This carry card provides information on the health risks associated with your work in agriculture, horticulture and forestry

View Agriculture: Your health carry card [PDF 92KB]

Latest Vibration e-Bulletin

HSE — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:00:30 +0000

Sign up for your free e-bulletin - This issue: Workplace exposure to vibration in Europe: an expert review, Evaluation of whole-body vibration exposures in British industry…

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Upper limb disability and exposure to hand-arm vibration

HSE — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:15:06 +0000

There is a need for evidence-based intelligence related to ill-health caused by exposure to vibration that could be used to benchmark the extent of disease and allow assessment of changes over time. This ideally requires simple, validated and cheap tools that can be administered easily across all industries.

View Upper limb disability and exposure to HAV report

HAVS - diagnosing finger systolic blood pressure

HSE — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:08:50 +0000

Individuals with the vascular component of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) experience whiteness or blanching of the fingers in cold conditions, which is accompanied by numbness and then tingling or pain when the fingers warm-up. In the absence of a gold-standard diagnosis based upon pathology it is currently necessary to rely on self-reporting of key symptoms. The accuracy of the diagnosis depends upon an individual’s recall of their current symptoms and when they first commenced. Consequently there is a need for a suitable diagnostic test to help confirm the diagnosis

Read RR665 - HAVS - Diagnosing finger systolic blood pressure research report

Data mining in a HAVS referral population

HSE — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:05:19 +0000

The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) has provided a HAVS diagnostic service, for individuals under health surveillance, over the past 7 years. Essentially these are vibration exposed workers who are referred by a companies’ own occupational health service, external occupational health providers and general practitioners for a diagnosis and staging concerning HAVS.

Read RR666: Data mining in a HAVS referral population research report

Free - Key Health Risks In Fabricated Metals SHAD

HSE — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:47:27 +0000

Interventions carried out by the HSE within the fabricated metals industry have highlighted a number of key health risk areas. As a result HSE has organised a free Safety, Health Awareness Day (SHAD) at the Dryden Centre, Gateshead on 10 December 2008 for employers within the fabricated metals industry to raise awareness of the key health risks associated with the industry.

Reserve your place at this fabricated metals SHAD

Clocks go back - advice for safe working in winter

HSE — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:31:03 +0000

Now that the clocks have gone back, and winter is approaching, HSE is offering some timely guidance to ensure workers remain safe during the colder, darker months ahead.

View safe working in winter press release

Hand-arm vibration

HSE — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:50:09 +0000

An updated version of Hand-arm vibration: advice for employees is now available from HSE publications

Read the updated HAV: Advice for employees publication [PDF 102KB]

Vibration e-Bulletin

HSE — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:48:36 +0000

Latest edition out now covers - recent court case and calculating daily vibration exposures.

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Noise and Vibration Specialist Inspector Vacancy

HSE — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:58:03 +0000

HSE has a vacancy for a noise and vibration specialist as a member of HSE’s nationally distributed team of Noise and Vibration Specialist Inspectors. Based in one of the HSE locations in the East or South East, closing date 23 October 2008.

Health surveillance for noise and vibration event

HSE — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:18:00 +0000

A free event for employers on 19 November in Birmingham to promote the benefits of health surveillance in dealing with the health effects of noise and hand-arm vibration (HAV).

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HSE — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:40:09 +0000

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