Meet Charlotte and Tony. Charlotte uses sanding tools and oscillating saws to produce prosthetic limbs. Tony works on demolition sites using concrete breakers and scabblers. Their jobs are very different but they have one thing in common: hand arm vibration.
Millions of us are at risk of developing Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) or other health complications from exposure to vibrating tools. Our Hand Arm Vibration eLearning course explores the dangers of exposure to vibration at work and what can be done to avoid health issues.
Our Hand Arm Vibration online course covers four main topic areas. These are:
Our Hand Arm Vibration online course covers four main topic areas. These are:
Learn what hand arm vibration is and what the associated health hazards are. Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) can cause serious disability and millions of UK workers are at risk. This section covers the relevant tools and processes and how vibration exposure levels are calculated.
Find out what employers and employees can do to reduce the risk posed by hand arm vibration. Control measures range from changing the person’s working conditions or work activities through to providing personal protective equipment (PPE). Each case needs to be assessed on its individual merits.
Risk assessments are a key part of keeping employees safe from all manner of health and safety hazards. The course covers a simple five step process for producing a risk assessment for hand arm vibration. Large and small employers alike will be able to effectively manage each worker’s exposure to vibration.
Explore employers’ obligations to reduce the risk of hand arm vibration on their workers. Learn about the 5-tier approach to health surveillance that protects workers, from those who are not currently showing any symptoms through to people who have a formal diagnosis of HAVS.
To pass the HAVS training course, learners must listen to the case studies and answer questions on control measures, risk assessment and health surveillance as the course goes along. For each correct answer, they will collect a body warmer. If they get a question wrong, they will get a white hand. Collect 3 body warmers (and no more than 1 white hand) to successfully complete the course.
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Hand arm vibration syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome affect thousands of people. Symptoms include numbness and tingling in the hands and can result in difficulty with gripping objects.
Thousands of workers use vibrating tools in their day to day jobs, putting them at risk of health complications after extended exposure. Control measures can lessen this risk considerably, so it’s incredibly important that staff know how to protect themselves from the dangers.
Hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) is, sadly, often incurable. There are ways to control the damage and the pain but by far the best course of action is to prevent HAVS before it takes hold. This involves making sure your exposure to vibrating tools is carefully controlled and any early symptoms are taken seriously.
Hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) is caused by long-term exposure to vibrating power tools including drills, chainsaws and other construction machinery. When this exposure is long-term, repeated and not properly controlled, the health effects can be extreme and cause permanent loss of sensation and function.
Vibration can be bad for your hands and overall health if exposure is uncontrolled and repeated. The use of power tools can put pressure on bones, joints and tendons in the hands, often producing health effects that are irreversible. Exposure to vibrating power tools must be carefully monitored and controlled.
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