manufacturer websites will have information that might be of use, bear in mind that if they use multiple tools the vibration recording becomes much harder, also consider hiring smart watch vibration monitoring for the person doing the "standard" job for a set time.  This can then be adjusted accordingly with the magnitude from individual items.

Hi,

You can dig down on the data and you can find what materials it was tested against e.g. drilling into metal or concrete.

There is no perfect science to this, even those watches are not accurate as they are worn on the wrist (which isn't the point of impact).

I use the manufactuers data and the HSE Vibration Calculator to work out exposure levels and then put in place all the controls (eliminate, reduce, monitor etc). You don't need to do much more than that.

I am starting to look into the HAVS requirements for my organisation and would like some starting advice. The tooling is not used on a daily basis; however, when it is used on site, it could be in use for a couple of days and for several hours each day.

We mainly use petrol disc cutters, hand held angle grinders and SDS Hammer drills to cut armourd cable and drill into concrete.

I am thinking of using the  HVM100: Larsons Davis Hand Arm Vibration Monitor - 3 axis meter. This looks like a usable meter with an attachment that is used to grip against the handle during operations to measure vibration. Has anyone used this type of meter before and is it as usable as first impressions seem.

I dont think the frequency in use of equipment is enough to cause any HAVS issues; however, i am looking to prove this point. I plan to use the HSE calculator to calculate the trigger time before i tag the equipment.

Any suggestions to get me started will  be appreciated.

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I have several items of equipment that need assessing. The disc cutter is a  Makita EK6100 Petrol Disc Cutter 12" - 2-Stroke 61cc with a 3.7m/s rating according to the manufacturer. We use it to cut Double armoured subsea fiber optic cable along with other construction materials.

The problem i have is the websites / OM manuals of the other items are not as helpful with relevant information and as such, i need to find a way of manually assessing the vibration levels quickly. The use of the vibration meter is the only way i can think of to get all results in one go.