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17 Jan

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Hand Arm Vibration syndrome Cases On The Rise Warns HSE

January 17, 2023
Posted by Safety First
Hand Arm Vibration, Occupational Hygiene, Vibration monitoring assessments

Concerns are growing around the rising number of hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) cases. The HSE report...

11 Jan

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What Is Occupational Hygiene And Why Do We Need It?

January 11, 2023
Posted by Safety First
Hand Arm Vibration, Occupational Hygiene, Vibration monitoring assessments

By 2023 occupational hygiene has been practised for around 300 years. Occupational hygiene is the practice of...

20 Dec

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Exposure to Hazardous Substances at Work – What are the long term effects?

December 20, 2022
Posted by Safety First
compliance, Hand Arm Vibration, Legionella Control, Occupational Hygiene

Many workers in the UK are exposed to hazardous substances at work. But, do we understand enough...

15 Dec

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Cold Weather Working – What The HSE Need You To Know

December 15, 2022
Posted by Safety First
compliance, Hand Arm Vibration, Occupational Hygiene

The UK’s workplace regulator, the HSE, is reminding employers about the dangers of cold weather working.

06 Dec

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Hand Arm Vibration – Welsh Health Board fined £160,000

November 8, 2023
Posted by Safety First
Hand Arm Vibration, Occupational Hygiene, Vibration monitoring assessments

A health board in Wales has been fined £160,000 after 3 workers were diagnosed with hand arm...

25 Oct

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Workplace Vibration and Noise – Is it time To Replace Angle Grinders?

October 25, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Hand Arm Vibration, Occupational Hygiene, Vibration monitoring assessments

Exposure to workplace vibration, noise and dust has been examined in In a recent assessment by the...

29 Sep

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Vibration Monitoring and the Construction Industry

September 29, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Hand Arm Vibration, Occupational Hygiene

A construction firm has recently been fined by the HSE for poor vibration monitoring. The company’s two...

06 Sep

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HAVS – Do we need a change to the current regulations?

September 6, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Hand Arm Vibration

Hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) has long been a well known issue for those who work with...

22 Nov

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HSE issues fine for poor vibration monitoring

November 22, 2021
Posted by Safety First
Hand Arm Vibration

A manufacturer of medical devices for the Healthcare industry has been fined for poor hand-arm vibration...

23 Sep

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Hand-Arm vibration – Shropshire company fined £500,000

September 23, 2021
Posted by Safety First
Hand Arm Vibration

A Shropshire based company was recently fined £500,000 as a number of its workers were found to...

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