Five workers develop HAVS after vibrating tool use
November 15, 2019
A property management and development organisation has been fined after five employees developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). Read More
November 15, 2019
A property management and development organisation has been fined after five employees developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). Read More
September 9, 2019
Dacorum Borough Council has been fined for exposing seven grounds maintenance workers to Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS), which was caused by excessive use of power tools. Read More
August 12, 2019
A rock drilling and cliff stabilisation firm and its director have been sentences after multiple workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome. Read More
July 25, 2019
This second edition of L140, published by the HSE, outlines what an employer’s duties are under the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 as they relate specifically to HAV. Read More
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
June 18, 2018
Contractor Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Ltd has been prosecuted after workers were exposed to a debilitating health condition over a nine-year period. Read More
April 3, 2018
A community housing association has been sentenced after it failed to effectively manage its employees’ exposure to Hand Arm Vibration Read More