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News Release from: Institute of Acoustics | Subject: 17 May Seminar
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 April 2006
Meeting to explore vibration at work
regulations
Vibration at work is a hot topic and will continue to be so for the next few years: a one day seminar will provide information and advice on exposure to hand-arm and whole-body vibration
Vibration at work is a hot topic and will continue to be so for the next few years The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 made employers explicitly responsible for managing risk to workers by assessing their exposure to hand-arm and whole-body vibration
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 21 Feb 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Institute of Acoustics is holding a one day meeting on 17 May in London to provide information and advice on this important topic.
The meeting is aimed at workplace managers, health and safety officers, equipment manufacturers, employers groups, trade unions and insurance companies.
Vibration emission values from equipment are often difficult to identify.
Test methods and test codes have in the past produced values of questionable use in the workplace.
Confidence in applying factors to develop declared values, for a particular operation, will lead to a much better assessment and management of any risk.
Employers have to assess the work process, determine if any test code data supplied by the manufacturer of machinery applies to the process, or measure directly due to deficiencies in test code data, and then estimate the likely vibration emission.
Then, taking into account uncertainties at each step, arrive at a risk assessment.
This meeting will cover hand-arm vibration and the latest developments in standards, hand-arm vibration syndrome and health, the HSE expectations for hand-arm vibration risk assessment and bring clarity to the assessment of risk from the estimations of the work process, from the data from test codes and in-use vibration values.
Don't miss this important meeting! For a copy of the programme or to register, please visit the IOA website or contact Linda Canty at the IoA. Request a free brochure from Institute of Acoustics ...
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