This Technical Report outlines practicable measures for the reduction and control of health hazards associated with exposure to hand-arm vibration at work. It supplements the European \u201cGuide to good practice on hand-arm vibration\u201d and provides a practical professional aid for Member States\u2019 health and safety authorities or labour authorities who write national guidance for managers, health and safety officers, engineers, planning and purchasing staff and others.<\/p>\n
This Technical Report covers the following principal aspects:<\/p>\n
identification of main sources of hand-arm vibration at work;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
vibration reduction by re-considering task, product, process and design;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
how to select low-vibration machinery, including vibration reducing features, auxiliary equipment for control of vibration;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
other issues, e.g. personal protection and its limitation;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
management measures for the control of hand-arm vibration exposure;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
health surveillance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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| 4<\/td>\n | Contents Page <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 7<\/td>\n | European foreword <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 8<\/td>\n | Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 9<\/td>\n | Figure 1 \u2014 Minimization of risks from exposure to hand-arm vibration <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 10<\/td>\n | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 11<\/td>\n | 4 Identification of main sources of hand-arm vibration at work <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 14<\/td>\n | Figure 2 \u2014 Examples of vibration magnitudes for common tools, given as total acceleration values ahv measured along the 3 axes under real conditions (2005 to 2014) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | Figure 3 \u2014 Good practice to use different information sources including aspects of uncertainty <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | 5 Vibration reduction by task, product and process re-design 5.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | 5.2 Vibration reduction by work task re-design 5.3 Vibration reduction measures by product re-design 5.4 Vibration reduction by process re-design <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 20<\/td>\n | 6 How to select low-vibration machinery, anti-vibration systems and auxiliary equipment 6.1 Selection of low-vibration machinery 6.1.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | 6.1.2 Questions that potential buyers should ask <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 22<\/td>\n | 6.1.3 Declared vibration values 6.2 Selection of anti-vibration systems and auxiliary equipment 6.2.1 Minimizing or avoiding vibration from hand-fed machines <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 23<\/td>\n | 6.2.2 Anti-vibration handles 6.2.3 Auxiliary equipment for the reduction of vibration exposure 6.2.4 Use of resilient materials 6.2.5 Reduction of forces exerted by operators <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 24<\/td>\n | 6.2.6 Personal protection 6.2.6.1 Protection from vibration 6.2.6.2 Protection from cold <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 25<\/td>\n | 7 Management measures for the control of hand-arm vibration exposure 7.1 Vibration reduction strategy 7.1.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 26<\/td>\n | 7.1.2 Vibration source analysis 7.1.3 Overview of the most important steps in the management process <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 27<\/td>\n | 7.2 Quality control of manufacturing processes 7.3 Maintenance of tools and equipment 7.4 Training and information for workers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 29<\/td>\n | 7.5 Consultation and participation of workers 7.6 Reducing the period of exposure <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 30<\/td>\n | 8 Health surveillance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 32<\/td>\n | Annex A (informative) Most common machines and processes which expose people to hand-arm vibration: Groups and list of hand-guided machinery A.1 Tools by industry A.1.1 Equipment primarily used in construction, stone working, quarrying, mines: A.1.2 Equipment primarily used in metal working: A.1.3 Equipment primarily used in wood working: A.1.4 Equipment primarily used in landscaping and gardening: A.2 Tools by function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 33<\/td>\n | Table A.1 \u2014 List of tools by function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 36<\/td>\n | Annex B (informative) An example checklist of protective measures against vibration Table B.1 \u2014 General guidance for employers on the selection of protective measures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 41<\/td>\n | Annex C (informative) Vibration reduction measures by modifying the design of the product \u2014 Practical examples C.1 General C.2 Metal working C.3 Construction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 42<\/td>\n | Annex D (informative) Practical examples of vibration reduction measures by changing the process used to manufacture a product D.1 Design specification D.2 Improving productivity <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 43<\/td>\n | D.3 Examples at roadway maintenance, demolition of concrete structures, pipelines D.4 Examples at foundries, e.g. fettling castings, polishing, automation, auxiliary equipment D.4.1 General D.4.2 Polishing D.4.3 Automation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 44<\/td>\n | D.4.4 Auxiliary equipment D.5 Equipment primarily used in construction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 45<\/td>\n | Annex E (informative) Vibration reduction by selection of machinery or equipment E.1 Information to be provided by manufacturers E.2 Declaration of vibration emissions and test-codes E.3 Using manufacturers emission values <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 46<\/td>\n | E.4 Example data measured at workplaces E.5 Examples E.5.1 Vibration-reduced stone chisel with anti-vibration sleeves E.5.2 Vibration reduction by reducing exposure time with more effective tools <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 47<\/td>\n | Annex F (informative) Getting information from manufacturers and suppliers \u2014 Important questions that potential buyers should ask potential suppliers with regard to hand-arm vibration F.1 General information <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 48<\/td>\n | Figure F.1 \u2014 Examples of vibration emission declarations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 49<\/td>\n | F.2 Important questions to consider in the buying process Table F.1 \u2014 Questions in the buying process of machines <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 51<\/td>\n | Annex G (informative) Practical maintenance measures that should be taken to reduce vibration exposure G.1 General G.2 Machines\/power tools G.3 Tool consumables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 52<\/td>\n | Annex H (informative) Reliable definition of action and exposure limit values \u2014 Consideration of the precision of definition <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 53<\/td>\n | Table H.1 \u2014 Source and quality of acquired data on vibration emission or vibration exposure <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 54<\/td>\n | Annex I (informative) Additional information about tool characteristics and work tasks for the tools listed in Figure 2 Table I.1 \u2014 Tools used in construction work <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 55<\/td>\n | Table I.2 \u2014 Tools used in landscaping and gardening <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 56<\/td>\n | Table I.3 \u2014 Tools used in wood working Table I.4 \u2014 Tools used in metal working <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 58<\/td>\n | Bibliography <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hand-arm vibration. Guidelines for vibration hazards reduction – Management measures at the workplace<\/b><\/p>\n |