Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) is an occupational vibration exposure that mainly affects people who regularly use all types of vibrating pneumatic, electric, hydraulic and gasoline-powered hand tools.

Hands are critical for our lives and our work. The ability to grasp, hold and manipulate tools and objects with strength and dexterity is critical to our everyday lives and especially to our work. It ...

Just about every construction worker who spends most of the day breaking, grinding, drilling or sawing knows that it is not easy on the hands. The risk of long-term injury that results from hand-arm ...

Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is a complex occupational disorder resulting from prolonged exposure to hand‐transmitted vibration (HTV). Clinically, HAVS manifests through vascular, neurological ...

Vibration from tools and machines can be transmitted into workers’ hands and arms. Workers can be permanently harmed if they regularly and frequently use hand-held power tools and machines, especially ...

Scientists have warned that children who excessively use vibrating video game controllers could develop a painful injury. The condition -- called hand-arm vibration syndrome and previously known as ...

Effective health surveillance and risk assessment and management are key to preventing and mitigating hand-arm vibration. But occupational health also has a pivotal role to play in terms of ...

NHS Trust fined £40,000 after several employees developed serious and irreversible hand-arm vibration-related conditions. The court heard how failures to assess and control vibration exposure left ...

Background and epidemiology: Hand–arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) refers to a constellation of vascular, neurological and musculoskeletal signs and symptoms that may occur in workers who use handheld ...

It’s easy to underestimate the risks that can come with working with vibrating power tools on a daily basis. Occupational health adviser Bruce Ormiston looks at what OH professionals need to know.