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News Release from: SFS | Subject: CF250
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 15 June 2005
Floor fixing system cuts vibration
An advanced new fixing system has been developed to prevent the risk of hand-arm vibration (HAV) diseases among workers in manufacturing industries.
An advanced new fixing system has been developed to prevent the risk of hand-arm vibration (HAV) diseases among workers in manufacturing industries, including the most common illness vibration white finger (VWF) With workers most at risk being those who regularly use handheld power tools that vibrate, SFS intec has used its extensive technical resources to develop the vibration-free CF250 floor fixing system, which is particularly suited to applications such as commercial vehicle trailer building
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Glen Wainwright, Director of SFS intec says: "VWF has been commonplace for a number of years in heavy industries such as mining and steel making but now we are seeing a rise in the number of incidences of the disease in other manufacturing industries where manual labour is involved".
"Given the introduction of new legislation to tackle VWF, we have developed the CF250 floor fixing system to ensure employers can eliminate the risks and avoid the very real danger of contributing to the ill-health of their employees".
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