Hand & Arm Vibration

Overview

Regular and frequent exposure to hand-arm vibration can lead to two forms of permanent ill health, and therefore it is important to understand the causes and reduce the risks.

In this Hand-Arm Vibration course, you will uncover the health risks and understand what steps can be taken to reduce them.

Objectives

By the end of this course you will have learned about:

• The two main illnesses resulting from hand-arm vibrations
• The causes of hand-arm vibrations
• HAV-related legislation and regulation
• Understanding safe limits
• Controlling the risks
• The definition of whole-body vibration
• Actions that can increase the risk
• Control measures.