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
Dacorum Borough Council fined after exposing team of workers to HAVS
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
HAVS diagnosis leads to sentencing for firm and director
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
Second edition of L140 published: Hand-arm vibration
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
Firm exposed workers to ‘uncontrolled’ HAVS for 10 years
March 27, 2019
A train refurbishment company has been sentenced after exposing workers to hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Read More
Hand arm vibration breaches up a third on construction sites
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
HAVS: Firm fined for putting workers’ health at risk
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
British Airways subsidiary company failed to identify HAVS risk
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
Contractor handed £500k hand-arm vibration fine
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
£30k fine for HAVS failures
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
