| Document ID (ISN) | 102396 |
| CIS number |
03-1387 |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Information Sheet MISC 112
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Reducing the risk of hand-arm vibration injury among stonemasons |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, June 2001. 3p. 5 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/misc112.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
This information sheet outlines the risk from hand-arm vibration to workers in the stonemasonry industry, together with the appropriate prevention measures. Topics covered: definition of hand-arm vibration syndrome; symptoms; risk factors; typical vibration magnitude of different tools used in stonemasonry and recommended daily usage time; assessment of exposure to vibration; health surveillance; reduction of vibration exposure; selection of low-vibration tools; personal protective equipment (anti-vibration or thermal gloves). Reprinted with updated references (replaces CIS 98-915). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; stone dressing; construction work; hand-arm vibration |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
vibration control; vibrating tools; Raynaud's phenomenon; selection of equipment; data sheet; exposure evaluation; vibration protective gloves; medical supervision; limitation of exposure |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Vibration
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