HAV Assessments
Here at WG Safety, we are a company based in Wolverhampton, offering a range of health and safety assessments for the workplace. This includes HAV/WBV assessments, which stands for Hand/Arm Vibration and Whole Body Vibration. They are both types of risk assessments that are considered a legal duty under the remit of protecting employees from excessive levels of hand arm and whole-body vibration at work.
Each specific vibration at work risk assessment comes under the provisions of the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005. We can help to provide HAV and WBV assessments in Wolverhampton and surrounding areas for workplaces where employees are operating handheld power tools or driving mobile machines MHE within the workplace.
A Vibration at Work risk assessment is required, if any employee is likely to be exposed to daily hand arm or whole body levels at or above the A8 exposure action value shown in the table below:
| Whole-Body Vibration Daily Exposure (8-Hour Reference Period) | Hand-Arm Vibration Daily Exposure (8 Hour Reference Period) | |
|---|---|---|
| Below the Exposure Action Value | <0.5ms⁻² | <2.5ms⁻² |
| Exposure Action Values (EAV) | 0.5ms⁻² | 2.5ms⁻² |
| Exposure Limit Value (ELV) | 1.15ms⁻² | 5.0ms⁻² |
WBV Assessments
Excessive vibrations cause be linked to a variety of ill health effects such as vibration white finger, disabling hand arm symptoms and back issues. These type of risk assessments are needed when any employee is likely to be exposed to daily hand arm or whole body levels at or above the A8 exposure action value.
Our team of highly experienced vibration consultants in Wolverhampton are fully trained to perform both HAV Assessments and WBV Assessments, holding qualifications from the Institute of Acoustics Diploma level, as well as being members of the British Occupational Hygiene Society. Our experience at delivering such assessments covers multiple industries.
We make sure to use the latest technology when it comes to hand arm/whole body measurement equipment, which are calibrated to current industry standards and guidance. If you have any questions about the HAV/WBV Assessments or any other services we carry out, feel free to contact us and we will be pleased to discuss your query.