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.

Hands are critical for our lives and our work. The ability to grasp, hold and manipulate tools and objects with strength and dexterity is critical to our everyday lives and especially to our work. It ...

Just about every construction worker who spends most of the day breaking, grinding, drilling or sawing knows that it is not easy on the hands. The risk of long-term injury that results from hand-arm ...

Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is a complex occupational disorder resulting from prolonged exposure to hand‐transmitted vibration (HTV). Clinically, HAVS manifests through vascular, neurological ...

Vibration from tools and machines can be transmitted into workers’ hands and arms. Workers can be permanently harmed if they regularly and frequently use hand-held power tools and machines, especially ...

The most accurate method to determine the actual vibration magnitude exposure of workers is to perform on-site vibration analysis, which can vary significantly from the values declared by the tool ...

Effective health surveillance and risk assessment and management are key to preventing and mitigating hand-arm vibration. But occupational health also has a pivotal role to play in terms of ...

You probably don’t realize there’s much to be concerned about regarding the impact and vibration from tools and equipment, but there is. Almost every tool and piece of construction equipment vibrates ...