▼ foundries;
▼ heavy engineering;
▼ mines and quarries;
▼ plate and sheet metal fabrication;
▼ public services (eg maintenance of watercourses, roadside verges and parks);
▼ public utilities (eg water, gas, electric, telephone).
WHAT SORT
OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT CAN CAUSE VIBRATION
INJURY?
There are hundreds of different types of tools and equipment which can expose
operators to high levels of hand-arm vibration. Some of the more common ones are:
▼ chainsaws;
▼ concrete breakers/road drills;
▼ hammer drills;
▼ hand-held grinders;
▼ hand-held sanders;
▼ nut runners;
▼ pedestal grinders;
▼ power hammers and chisels;
▼ powered lawnmowers;
▼ riveting hammers and bolsters;
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▼ strimmers/brush cutters;
▼ swaging machines.