| Document ID (ISN) | 100357 |
| CIS number |
02-1434 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-0743-7 |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSG 88
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Hand-arm vibration |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2nd ed., 2001. iv, 64p. Illus. 22 ref. Price: GBP 7.50. |
| Abstract |
This guidance document on the identification and control of hand-arm vibration hazards replaces an earlier edition (see CIS 94-2093). The main changes result from the introduction of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1994 (see CIS 96-410), which require that all suppliers of hand-held power tools provide information for users on vibration values. Contents: overview of vibration hazards and control programmes (injuries, factors contributing to risk, risk assessment, prevention programmes, health surveillance programmes, machinery suppliers); technical ways to reduce vibration; clinical effects and the health surveillance programme; measuring hand-arm vibration. In appendices: purchasing new tools and equipment; objective test methods for diagnosis of hand-arm vibration syndrome; health surveillance questionnaire and guidance notes. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
vibration control; vibration disease; hand-arm vibration; United Kingdom |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
vibration measurement; symptoms; vascular diseases; Raynaud's phenomenon; diagnosis; safety by design; hazard evaluation; neurological effects; medical supervision; safety guides; implementation of control measures |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Vibration
|
