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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION FINED £600,000 AFTER FIVE EMPLOYEES DEVELOPED HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME (HAVS)

Construction Safety Posted on 6th January 2020 by Admin Construction Safety6th January 2020

A property management and development organisation has been fined after five employees developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). The Court heard that between 2009 and 2014 five employees of the company used vibrating powered tools to carry out grounds maintenance … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged hand arm vibration syndrome, havs, havs surveillance, health surveillance, vibration, vibration assessments, vibration exposure, vibration monitoring

IS HEALTH SURVEILLANCE REQUIRED IN YOUR WORKPLACE?

Construction Safety Posted on 5th November 2019 by Admin Construction Safety5th November 2019

Is health surveillance required in your workplace? Risk assessment and controls (first part of the health surveillance cycle .) The starting point is your risk assessment. Through this you will have found out the hazards in your workplace, identified who is … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged adverse health effect, arms, asbestos, biological agents, compressed air, coshh, damage, disease, dust, dusts, fumes, hands, havs, hazardous substances, health effects, health surveillance, health surveillance cycle, hse, identifiable disease, ill health effects, ionising radiation, irritation, itching, lead, noise, redness, risk assessment, schedule 6 of the control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002, signs, skin, solvent, solvents, soreness, statutory medical surveillance, substances, symptoms, vibration, workplace exposure, workplace exposures

Hand-arm vibration exposure calculator and publication updated

Construction Safety Posted on 20th September 2019 by Admin Construction Safety20th September 2019

HSE has made updates to a hand-arm vibration (HAV) publication and tool. Find out more below. Hand-arm vibration exposure calculator HSE has made updates to our hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure calculator. HSE’s HAV exposure calculator helps estimate and record workers’ … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged exposure calculator, hand arm vibration, hand arm vibration exposure, hand arm vibration syndrome, havs, havs exposure calculator

Advice for employers – company and director sentenced after multiple workers diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)

Construction Safety Posted on 2nd August 2019 by Admin Construction Safety20th September 2019

A company providing specialised services in rock drilling, cliff stabilisation and rock anchors, and its director, have been sentenced after a number of workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). The Court heard how three employees had developed … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged carpal tunnel syndrome, fingers, fingers going white, hand arm vibration, hand arm vibration syndrome, havs, numbness, tingling, vibration, vibration white finger

 

 

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