Who is this course for?
The course is suitable for anyone who regularly uses or works with vibrating hand-held tools and equipment, including construction workers, groundworkers, joiners, engineers, maintenance personnel, manufacturing workers, mechanics, workshop staff, supervisors and managers.
What you will learn?
- Understanding the hazards and health risks associated with hand-arm vibration
- Identifying common tools and equipment that can cause vibration exposure
- Understanding Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), its causes and symptoms
- Understanding how vibration can affect the hands, fingers, nerves, blood vessels and muscles
- Recognising the early warning signs of vibration-related health problems
- Understanding relevant legislation, regulations and workplace responsibilities
- Understanding vibration risk assessments and exposure action and limit values
- Understanding the importance of exposure time, vibration magnitude and trigger time
- Identifying ways to reduce vibration exposure through suitable tools and alternative working methods
- Understanding the importance of correct tool selection and maintenance
- Understanding work rotation and other methods of reducing exposure
- Understanding the limitations of anti-vibration gloves and other PPE
- Understanding health surveillance and the importance of reporting symptoms
- Applying safe working practices to reduce the risk of vibration-related health conditions
Teaching and Assessment
Training covers hand-arm vibration, common sources of exposure, HAVS, health effects, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, trigger times, exposure values and vibration risk assessments. Delegates also learn about control measures, tool selection and maintenance, work rotation, PPE limitations, health surveillance and workplace responsibilities, with practical workplace scenarios used to reinforce safe working practices.
What you get once complete.
On successful completion, delegates will receive a Hand-Arm Vibration (HAVS) Awareness Training certificate.
