Kathryne Lakin requests your help. Please complete the following Hand Arm Vibration Survey based on the use of vibratory tools in the workplace. Thank you for your time.

Type of industry:

               Location:

Number of employees:

Position within the company:

Date:

1.    Do your employees use vibratory tools in order to carry out tasks within the workplace?

o

Every day

o

For some tasks

o

Once a week

o

Never

1a.     Duration of use per day

o

4 hours or more

o

More than an hour

o

Less than half an hour

o

Never

2.    Is HAVS Awareness training provided to all employees who use vibratory tools

o

At induction

o

Annually

o

Change of job role

o

Never

3.    Does the company have a Health surveillance program in place for HAVS Screening?

o

All employees included

o

All employees excluding agency

o

Only those with a medical issue

o

None

4.    Are tools maintained and tested?

o

By an external company

o

In hpuse testing

o

When there is an issue with the tool

o

None

5.    How do employees know the vibration levels of the tool they are using?

o

All tools are labelled to show details

o

Tool registers

o

They can ask if they want to know

o

No information

6.    Does the company monitor the exposure times of the employees using vibratory tools?

o

All employees including agency staff

o

All employees excluding agency

o

Only those with a medical issue

o

No monitoring

7.    How is vibration exposure monitored?

o

HAVI meter

o

Recording device

o

Employee records the time

o

No monitoring

8.    What is the agreed exposure level for an employee?

o

HSE guidance

o

Company agreed level

o

Dependent on the employee

o

No monitoring

9.    What action is taken if an employee exceeds the agreed exposure level?

o

Removed from the task

o

Finish the task and then an alternative task is found

o

Job rotation is in place

o

No monitoring

10.  Are there any plans to change the way in which the company manages HAVS?

o

Considering a change

o

Possibility in 12 months

o

Not within the next 12 months

o

No changes

11. Has your company had any enforcement action taken against them in relation to HAVS?

o

Prosecution action taken

o

Prosecution action pending

o

HSE investigating

o

No action

12. Comments / Testimonial:

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Thank you very much for taking the time to complete this survey. Your feedback is valued and very much appreciated!