Hand Arm Vibration screening

Regulation 7 of the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 requires employers to provide suitable health surveillance where the risk assessment indicates a risk to workers’ health. In any case, workers likely to be exposed in excess of the daily exposure action value of 2.5 m/s2 A(8) should be under suitable health surveillance. Health surveillance should be instituted for: Employees who are likely to be regularly exposed above the exposure action value, employees likely to be occasionally exposed above the exposure action value where the risk assessment identifies that the frequency and severity of exposure may pose a risk to health and employees who have a diagnosis of HAVS (even when exposed below the exposure action value).

What does it involve?

• HAV’s questionnaire
• Assessment by qualified person if required
• Formal diagnosis from doctor if required