The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a number of workshops aimed at helping employers to comply with new regulations governing vibration and noise risk in the workplace. The European ...

There’s some new buzz on vibrating exercise platforms. The machines, which are cropping up with increasing frequency in gyms and exercise rooms, are used during workouts. They’re based on the theory ...

If workers are truly at risk from excessive vibration, steps can be taken to reduce or eliminate that risk altogether, including purchasing new tools that vibrate less and maintaining them to a high ...

Spending long hours behind a tractor wheel is par for the course on most farms. But could new regulations change all this? Jill Hewitt finds out. You may not know it, but on 6 July this year, the ...

A West Midlands chemical manufacturer has been fined £100,000 after failing to protect employees from the health risks associated with the use of vibrating tools. An investigation by the Health and ...

An Immingham metal fabrication company has been slapped with a five-figure fine after pleading guilty to exposing multiple employees to vibration risks at work. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – ...

Vibration is a key factor buyers shouldn’t overlook when evaluating industrial power tools. Hand power tools with higher than recommended vibration levels can damage employees’ health. In Europe, ...

It is estimated more than two million workers in the UK are exposed to high levels of vibration as a result of their work tasks, potentially putting them at risk of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).

EU tractor rules for the levels of vibrations going through a driver’s body could seriously restrict the time farmers can spend in their tractors. Health and safety measures for whole-body vibration ...