HSE has published a range of leaflets and books and a video on hand-arm vibration to

help employers manage the problem. Further details of these publications are given below:

Hand-arm vibration HSG88 HSE Books 1994 ISBN 0 7176 0743 7

A handbook with chapters for: managers, safety advisers, safety representatives and

machinery suppliers; for engineers and technicians; and for health professionals. It covers:

hazard and control programmes; technical ways to reduce vibration; clinical effects and the

health surveillance programme; and measuring hand-arm vibration.

Vibration solutions: Practical ways to reduce the risk of hand-arm vibration injury HSG170 HSE

Books 1997 ISBN 0 7176 0954 5

A book of 51 case studies showing how vibration problems were tackled in 16 different

industries plus practical guidance on how to approach a vibration problem and how to

avoid pitfalls when introducing controls.

Health risks from hand-arm vibration: Advice for employees and the self-employed INDG126

HSE Books 1998

This leaflet provides brief information on hand-arm vibration syndrome, its causes and its

effects and what the employer and the employee can do to reduce the risk. It is available

free for single copies and in priced packs of 15 (ISBN 0 7176 1554 5) and is an effective

way of providing background information to your employees.

Power tools: How to reduce vibration health risks. Guide for employers INDG338 HSE Books

2001 (single copy free or priced packs of 15 ISBN 0 7176 2008 5)

This leaflet is aimed at employers in companies where vibrating hand-held or hand-guided

power tools and machinery are used. It is part of a campaign to reduce hand-arm

vibration injuries in the workplace by alerting employers to the damage that can be done

by vibrating tools and machinery and encouraging them to choose those with low levels

of vibration.

A 15 minute HSE video Hard to handle is available giving an introduction to the risks from

hand-arm vibration and how to manage them. The video is available from HSE Books

(ISBN 0 7176 1881 1) and costs £40.00 + VAT.