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Hand-arm vibration
Domain: Health and safety at work => Risk factors => Vibrations
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Noun phrase
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Definition
Mechanical vibration which is transmitted into the hands and arms during a work activity.
It can be caused by operating hand-held power tools such as roadbreakers, hand-guided equipment such as lawn mowers, or by holding materials being processed by machines such as pedestal grinders.
Definition source
Reg. 2 of The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005; HSE "Health risks from hand-arm vibration: advice for employers" http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg175.pdf
European legislation
Directive 2002/44/EC
British legislation
The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
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HAV
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