New modular exam on hand-arm vibration control
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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Apr 19, 2006
BOHS is launching a new modular exam on hand-arm vibration control.
Hand-arm vibration (HAV) is a major cause of occupational ill-health, with an estimated two million workers exposed to vibration levels high enough that there are clear risks of developing disease.
Industries particularly affected are those where the use of power tools is extensive, such as construction and demolition, mining, quarrying, forestry, shipbuilding and repair, motor vehicle manufacture and repair, foundries, utilities, railways and aircraft manufacture.
The new Control of Vibration at Work Regulations, which came into force on 6 July 2005, require employers to assess the vibration risk to employees, decide if they are likely to be exposed above the daily exposure action value (EAV) and daily exposure limit value (ELV), and if they are, to implement controls and surveillance or take other appropriate action.
BOHS's newly launched 'P701 - Management and Assessment of Exposure to Hand-Arm Vibration' modular exam aims to ensure that successful candidates have the expertise to appreciate the nature of HAV hazards in the workplace, understand the requirements of the current legislation, and advise and assist employers to meet their legal duties regarding HAV.
Available from now, and as with all other BOHS modules, the P701 exam has no specialist entry requirements and will usually be taken at the end of a short training course, run throughout the year by external course providers across the UK.
As an internationally-recognised professional examination and qualification body, BOHS's Faculty of Occupational Hygiene plays a vital role in developing and maintaining the professional standards of hygienists and those working in the field of occupational hygiene and health.
Part of this involves ensuring that its range of examinations meet the needs of today's working practices, and it is to this end that the Faculty has developed P701.
David O'Malley, Registrar of the Faculty, states: "I hope that having P701 will become a pre-requisite for anyone needing to manage HAV assessment - much as P402 is for the inspection of buildings for asbestos".
"Developing benchmarking standards such as these underpins much of our progress in continually meeting our basic aim to help to reduce work-related ill-health".
For a P701 syllabus, information on the full range of Occupational Hygiene and Proficiency Modules available from BOHS, or details of course providers, contact BOHS or visit the website.
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