WHITEPAPER:
Your Guide to
HAVS Risk Assessments
and the consequences of getting it wrong
When it comes to managing the risk that vibration exposure poses to your staff and your business, it can be a minefield. The only place to start is with HAVS Risk Assessments.
Here is your Guide to writing an accurate HAVS risk assessments, because if you start off with an unreliable starting point, your entire HAVS risk management strategy will be ineffective.
Experience the HAVSPRO gold standard
There are significant differences between the various methods and strategies for managing the risk of HAVS and whole body vibration. The HAVSPRO system offers an alternative to using assumed vibration data by continuously measuring and monitoring vibration magnitude, as it is experienced by the operative in real-time.
This is truly the Gold Standard in HAVS risk management…
Industry standard bronze
Industry standard bronze
Standard compliance often consists of paper-based risk assessments which compile averaged tool vibration data. It may also contain observational concerns recorded by an external auditor or consultant, but this will not record the variation inherent in every job and offers little more than safety guidance and isn’t protecting against HAVS.
Industry standard silver
A combination of tool and wrist-mounted devices can produce a clearer picture of individual vibration exposure, but these measurements are usually calculated according to samples of vibration data supplied through previously measured data (which is only accurate at the exact point of capture) or HSE and various other libraries of tool vibration data all of which vary widely and leave a large and potentially high-risk margin of error. 
Industry standard silver
Industry Gold Standard
A combination of tool and wrist-mounted devices can produce a clearer picture of individual vibration exposure, but these measurements are usually calculated according to samples of vibration data supplied through previously measured data (which is only accurate at the exact point of capture) or HSE and various other libraries of tool vibration data all of which vary widely and leave a large and potentially high-risk margin of error.
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When it comes to measuring and monitoring levels of Hand-Arm (HAV) and Whole Body (WBV) Vibration exposure, many businesses still rely on traditional methods such as using manufacturers’ data and adding the K factor, assuming data accuracy at the time of measurement, and then, in both cases, asking the operators how long they used the tool for, then calculating using the HSE ready reckoner.
What is Whole Body Vibration (WBV) and what causes it?
When it comes to measuring and monitoring levels of Hand-Arm (HAV) and Whole Body (WBV) Vibration exposure, many businesses still rely on traditional methods such as using manufacturers’ data and adding the K factor, assuming data accuracy at the time of measurement, and then, in both cases, asking the operators how long they used the tool for, then calculating using the HSE ready reckoner.
