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News Release from: Park City Consulting | Subject: Control of Vibration at Work Regulations
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 February 2005
Vibration control legislation expected
in 2005
Health and safety specialist Park City Consulting is highlighting a new regulation for vibration control that is scheduled for introduction to UK legislature some time in 2005.
Health and safety specialist Park City Consulting is highlighting a new regulation for vibration control The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations is currently a draft statutory instrument (SI) and, at time of writing, no date has been allocated for it to be laid before parliament or, indeed, for its implementation
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 24 Feb 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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However, the SI is scheduled for introduction to UK legislature some time in 2005.
The legislation states that where a duty is placed by these regulations on an employer in respect of his/her employees, the risk from exposure to vibration should be eliminated at source or reduced to a value that is as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP) and requires employers to evaluate, by means of a risk assessment, employees who are exposed to vibration.
This is done initially by observation, reference to relevant information and, if necessary, by measurement, and could present a major problem for employers due to the complex nature of measuring and the evaluation of vibration data for each type of work equipment in use.
The legislation seeks to introduce vibration limits for both hand-arm and whole body vibration, the basis of which relies on several complex parameters.
Parameters such as frequency weighting factors, total exposure duration within 24 hours, multiplying factors (dependent upon directional vectors (x and y) or (z)) and parts of the body affected by the vibration.
Some sectors of industry are initially excluded from certain requirements of this legislation; for example, agriculture and forestry activities are not required to comply with the limiting values described in the SI until 6 July 2014.
If you would like to find out more about new legislation in 2005, contact Rebecca Godfrey at Park City Consulting.
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