January 4, 2006—The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published further guidance on Whole Body Vibration (WBV). The guide, Whole Body Vibration: The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005, gives advice to employers of what can be done to reduce and control the risks of WBV under the Control of Vibration Work Act 2005, which came into effect earlier this year.
The new guidance will be helpful to those who operate off-road machinery and construction vehicles as well as industries where drivers can be exposed to shocks and jolts while traveling over rough ground.
The book is a detailed, plain-language guide of the regulations as they apply to whole-body vibration. It gives practical advice on such issues as: how to do risk assessments, estimating vibration exposure, and arranging health surveillance.
The new guidance book complements free leaflets and pocket cards which were published in June 2005, and a priced book on hand-arm vibration published in September. Copies of Whole-body Vibration (L141), ISBN 0-7176-6126-1, price 10.95, are available from HSE Books.
