Vibration Assessments
If, as a company, you use equipment that produces a high level of vibration or uncomfortable strains on hands and arms, it is your responsibility and legal requirement, to undertake regular risk assessments to ensure the health and safety of those employees that could be exposed to this risk.
Workers who use hand-held or hand-guided power tools for more than a few hours each day are at risk of vibration white finger (VWF). The risk of developing hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) increases with the intensity and duration of exposure to vibration, and continued exposure results in worsening symptoms.