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Posted By Richard Whitehead
Could any one offer advice on the minimising of exposure to hand arm vibration. I work for an engineering company that produces a lot of gas cut profiles all requiring fettling. We have purchased a tumbler recently which takes care of the small profiles and we are trying job rotation but an employee (6 weeks with the company) has started to complain about loss of feeling in the fingers. He was given all the right information at induction and told to report any problems. Are low vibration angle grinders worth purchasing?
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Posted By Ron Hunter
You may have little choice but to get a specialist in to measure the actual levels?
HSG 88 is the standard HSE guidance/reference.
Beware of 'claims' made by some manufacturers which are not matched in the real working environment.The abrasive disc may also have an impact - seem to remember 3M were working on discs with improved characteristics (might have been just noise though?).
Are you using compressed air tools? The machine exhaust port can cause a huge degree of discomfort from prolonged use!
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Posted By Kevin Drew
Richard,
In my experience low vibration options of power tools are worth the extra money. The extra cost is usually out weighed by the increase in time to reach the ELV. Most power tool manufacturers are finally realising the importance of the impending legislatiion.
Kevin
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Posted By Emma Forbes
Just to reinforce what's already been said - as a tester of machinery, I find my readings are more than often more accurate than those of manufacturers. This is often because I prefer to test under working conditions rather that lab conditions which manufacturers prefer.
We recommend a good surveillance programme, pre employment screening, regular breaks, keeping hands warm (enabling circulation), discouraging smoking, good maintenance programme of machinery...HSG88 and INDG175 are good references.
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Posted By Steven Brown
I agree that implementing the Low vibration tools could possibly help and off course would help you fight against any claims that may arise in the future.
What i would suggest though is rather than going straight out to buy them, it may be worth talking to your supplier first and requesting either a demonstration or a trial period with one of the tools, so you can indeed be sure that what you are purchasing is the best tool for the job, I have found that quite often supplier's are more than willing to supply demonstration or a trial period with tools and equipment.
Steve
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