Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is an occupational condition emerging from prolonged exposure to vibrations generated by hand-held power tools, affecting the vascular, neurological, and ...

Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) is an occupational vibration exposure that mainly affects people who regularly use all types of vibrating pneumatic, electric, hydraulic and gasoline-powered hand tools.

Millions of people in the workplace are exposed to potential injuries from vibrations caused by powered-tools. Past studies have shown that years of working with hand-held powered-tools could cause ...

Anybody who’s ever spent a few hours weed eating, pushing a lawnmower around the yard or going for a lengthy bike ride has probably experienced it on some level: tingling and numbness in the hands and ...

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 ...

Multiple workers exposed to vibration-related ill-health. Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome can make everyday tasks impossible. HSE guidance is available. An East Midlands social housing provider has been ...

Professional Safety is an anonymous peer-reviewed journal published monthly by the American Society of Safety Professionals, the world’s oldest professional safety organization. Professional Safety ...