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Sarah Yates  
#1 Posted : 30 October 2024 11:54:19(UTC)
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Sarah Yates

Can ayone advise on how to record HAVs is this information put on to a risk assessement and do you also keep a regsister. My only concern with a register is the time taking do do the task will always be different. Does anyone have any exaples to show me how they are keeping this information. I initially had this information on a risk assessemnt but the team are complainin that there is too much infomaation on there for them to read 

MrBrightside  
#2 Posted : 30 October 2024 14:54:50(UTC)
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MrBrightside

Hi Sarah,

  1. I keep a register of all tools with their vibration ratings.
  2. Using the HSE calculator I produce Vibration assessments based on an acitivity. As more than one tool can be used, its often an estimate on how long each tool would be used, entered into the calculator.
  3. We then determine how long a person can do that activtiy(s) for. For example how many panels can be built knowing how long it takes to build an average panel.

Hope this helps

https://www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/hav/calculator-guide.htm

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Sarah Yates on 30/10/2024(UTC), Roundtuit on 30/10/2024(UTC)
Sarah Yates  
#3 Posted : 30 October 2024 14:58:44(UTC)
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Sarah Yates

Thank you

would you then write it into a risk assessement for example..usage must not exceed 30 mins per day and a provide a ref to the havs assssement?

Edited by user 30 October 2024 15:00:11(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Roundtuit  
#4 Posted : 30 October 2024 16:09:10(UTC)
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Roundtuit

Similar to Mr Brightside.

In our chart we have separate trigger times dependent upon substrate - steel, wood, concrete - as the accelaration values can vary.

We reference the chart in the Risk Assessement and make a note of the trigger times on the specific tools case.

Putting a specific trigger time in an RA is something to avoid - what happens when you buy tools with significantly lower vibration meaning trigger times can be increased?

Roundtuit  
#5 Posted : 30 October 2024 16:09:10(UTC)
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Roundtuit

Similar to Mr Brightside.

In our chart we have separate trigger times dependent upon substrate - steel, wood, concrete - as the accelaration values can vary.

We reference the chart in the Risk Assessement and make a note of the trigger times on the specific tools case.

Putting a specific trigger time in an RA is something to avoid - what happens when you buy tools with significantly lower vibration meaning trigger times can be increased?

MrBrightside  
#6 Posted : 30 October 2024 16:25:56(UTC)
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MrBrightside

Hi Sarah,

As mentioned I wouln't put into a risk assessment. I would simply add that the control would be to carry out vibration assessments, keep a tool list, training etc. 

In the header section for my risk assessments I have a section for associated documents and I would add the vibration assessment reference in there.

The key thing to remember is how this information reaches the end user. What I have found useful is adding the vibration information to the SSOW so that it is incoperated into the training. It depends on how often you change tools or processes.

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