March 27, 2019
A train refurbishment company has been sentenced after exposing workers to hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Read More
March 7, 2019
The number of hand arm vibration breaches on British construction sites has risen by third in the last year, according to new figures from the Building Safety Group (BSG). Read More
November 20, 2018
HSE found no measures had been put in place to control exposure to vibration when using pneumatic tools and nothing was implemented to control workers’ exposure to respirable crystalline silica while stripping and replacing furnace linings. Read More
October 17, 2018
HSE: “Unless vibration is identified and properly assessed, an employer won’t know the level of risk, and whether action is needed to protect workers." Read More
December 5, 2017
A South Wales Housing Association has been fined for exposing several workers to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). Read More
October 5, 2017
Wrexham County Borough Council has been fined after a 57-year old man was diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome. Read More
August 3, 2017
Hand Arm Vibration (HAV) syndrome is a big risk for workers across the UK. Read More
February 8, 2017
Building Safety Group, the UK’s largest construction safety group, has reported a 42% rise in the number of ‘Hand Arm Read More
December 30, 2016
British Airways PLC has been prosecuted for not protecting their workers from hand arm vibrations. Paisley Sheriff Court heard how Read More
November 21, 2016
A council has been fined £250,000 after a worker was diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome. The worker was left Read More