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Power tool |
Domain: Health and safety at work => Work places and equipment
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Grammatical category: | Noun phrase |
Grammar notes: | Countable |
Definition: | A tool driven by a motor. Hand-held or hand-guided power tools transmit vibration (known as hand-arm vibration or HAV) into the hands and arms of the operator. Power tools must be designed and constructed so as to reduce risks from vibration to the lowest level possible making use of technological progress. An instruction book must accompany power tools and it must include: a) warnings about any vibration-related health and safety risks from using the tool; b) information on the limit of safe use; c) either a statement of the vibration level or a statement that the vibration test has produced a vibration emission value below 2.5 m/s 2. |
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European legislation: | Directives 89/391/EEC, 89/655/EEC, 2002/44/EC |
Contains: | Chain saw
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Variants: | Power-driven tool |
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It: | = Attrezzo meccanico |
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