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Document ID (ISN)63361
CIS number 94-2093
ISBN(s) 0-7176-0743-7
Year 1994
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 CO10 6FS, Suffolk, United Kingdom, 1994. iv, 62p. Illus. 18 ref. Price: GBP 7.50.
Abstract This guidance document provides advice on the identification and control of hand-arm vibration hazards. Contents: overview of vibration hazards and control programmes (injuries, factors contributing to risk, risk assessment, preventive programme, 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; data sheet; implementation of control measures
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Noise, hearing and vibration
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Vibration