Vibration Safety Guide

BREAKING • DRILLING • SCABBLING • SANDING • SAWING • COMPACTION HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

What is vibration white finger? How can I stay safe?

Also known as white finger disease or Raynaud’s Firstly, always use the correct tool for the job – a piece phenomenon, vibration white finger is the most common of equipment that suits the user and does not require form of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) – if an overly tight grip. Try and opt for a tool with reduced ignored HAVS could result in permanent numbness or vibration characteristics if possible. pain in the hands and potentially prevent a person doing simple tasks, such as fastening a button or tightening a For further safety, you should: screw. • Change position regularly and hold the equipment loosely to reduce vibration stress. Vibration white finger is caused by regularly using hand- • Keep yourself warm, as cold weather can trigger held vibrating equipment such as a chainsaw or pneumatic Raynaud’s. Wear gloves and appropriate PPE – anti- . As you might expect, the longer the exposure the vibration/trigger gloves are suggested (but do not rely more chance a person has of developing HAVS symptoms. on these accessories to completely reduce the risk.) • Take short breaks when using any vibrating equipment Severe symptoms can easily be avoided, however, if you – long exposure to vibration can increase the chance of take the necessary precautions. Refer to Plantool’s handy developing symptoms. guide to vibration white finger to protect yourself or your staff. Finally, always read the label! Be sure to follow the instructions provided with any piece of equipment.

Reading the output vibration table

The following guide gives a basic indication of how This leaflet should be used as a rough guide only long a person should use a particular item of vibrating – always listen to your body and stop using any equipment for. equipment if you feel discomfort. Remember to take short breaks and always consult your equipment’s Cross-reference the vibration value (m/s2) figure safety instructions in the first instance. with our vibration safety chart (right) to determine how long you’re safe to use the equipment for. For more detailed information on specific jobs please Please note these timescales are suggested for an contact us for further guidance. https://patient. eight-hour working shift, no less. info/health/hand-arm-vibration-syndrome-leaflet

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SANDERS CONCRETING FLOOR SAWS Floor 2.5 General Purpose Drill 4 Vibrating Poker 1” 4 14” Petrol Floor Saw 1.9 2.5 Heavy Duty Drill 2.5 Vibrating Poker 1.5” 5 18” Petrol Floor Saw 4.5 Orbital Sander 5 Right Angle Drill 2.5 Vibrating Poker 2” 7 Masonry 2.5 Edge Sander 2.5 2.2kg Cordless Drill 8 Vibrating Poker 3” 5.5 Masonry Saw Bench Petrol 4.6 Disc Sander 2.5 3.9kg SDS 11 High Frequency Poker 110v 2.5 Masonry Saw Bench 110v 4.0 Wood Plane 2.5 5.9kg Combi Hammer 6.5 Air Driven Pokers 4.5 Diamond Tile Saw 2.5 2.5 7.9kg Combi Hammer 7 High Frequency Pokers 2.5 WALL CHASERS Laminate Trimmer 2.5 2.3kg SDS Light Duty 10 Easy Screed 1.5 Twin Blade Wall Chaser 4 Finishing Sander <2.5 Dry Diamond Drill 110v 7 Powered Float 6.6 4.2kg Cordless Drill 11 Electric 2.5 SCABBLERS/NEEDLE GUNS SAWING/CUTTING/GRINDING Dry Diamond Drill 240v 7 Vibrating Screed 5.3 Needle Gun Standard 12.2 6” – 9” 2.5 4.7kg Cordless Drill 5 Roller Striker Hydraulic 4 Single Headed Hand Scabbler-(ST) 8.5 3.2 Roller Striker Air 4 Triple Headed Hand Scabbler-(ST) 15 Arbortech TCT Saw 6.9 IMPACT WRENCHES/SCREW DRIVERS Pole Scabbler 24 Door Trimming Saw 3.4 TEK Gun 2.5 SURFACE PREPERATION Needle Gun Low Vibration 5.5 Cut Off Saw 2.5 Screwdriver 110v 2.5 Floor Polisher Scrubber 2.1 Single Headed Hand Scabbler-(LV) 5.5 4 _ Mini Grinder 2.5 Electric 7 Surface Preparation Refina 1.67 Triple Headed Hand Scabbler-(LV) 4.1 7” – 9” Grinder 7.5 Drywall Auto Feed Screwdriver 2.5 Dry Diamond Drill 240v 2.5 Pole Scabbler – Anti Vibration 3.5 12” Grinder 7.5 Cordless 12 Floor Scrubber Dryer 1.4 2 Stroke 12” Cutter 5.5 Concrete Planer 2.5 METAL CUTTING/FABRICATION ELECTRIC BREAKERS Metal Shears 3.2 Small Multi Stripper 16.7 Hand Held Threader 110v Rems 2.5 Light Duty Demo Hammer 5kg 10 2.5 Large Multi Stripper 13.4 Bevel Cutter 2.5 Med Duty Demo Hammer 10kg (AV) 14 Heavy Duty Nibbler 2.5 Tile Lifter MS330 13.42 Hole Cutting Saw 2.5 Heavy Duty Breaker 29kg 13 Pipe Saw 110v 16 FR200 Petrol De-Chipper 4 Powered Pipe Cutter 2.5 TE 704 11 Tyranosaw 4 Surface Blaster 2.4 Rebar Cutter/Bender 2.5 Med Duty Demo Hammer 11kg (AV) 8 Metal Cutting Circular Saw 2.3 Paint & Artex Remover 2.1 Cordless Stud Cutter (Hitachi CL10D2) 2.5 Biscuit 2.5 HYDRAULIC BREAKERS Portable Power Bender 2.5 COMPACTION PLATES/RAMMERS Rotary Scabbler 2.5 Heavy Duty Gun 25kg (VD) 5.5 Mini Conduit Threader 2.5 Trench Rammer 3.5 8 Light Duty Gun 22kg (VD) 5.5 18” Petrol Plate 6.9 Jigsaw Cordless 8 GARDEN MACHINERY Forward/Reverse Diesel 4.9 Powered Stone Splitter 2.5 2 STROKE BREAKERS 2 Stroke Chainsaw 9 Lightweight Plate 4.7 Cordless Trim Saw 2.5 Cobra 2 Stroke Breaker 2.5 Rotavator 7.1 Wacker BH23 12.8 Cultivator 2.1 Cut Off Saw TCT 2.5 AIR BREAKERS/AIR DRILLS/AIR TOOLS 2 Stroke Brush Cutter 2.5 Band Saw 2.5 Air Pick 15kg – Low Vibration 6.5 2 Stroke Hedge Cutter 3.5 Metal Cutting Saw 230mm 3.9 Demo Pick 9kg – Low Vibration 8.9 Turf Cutter Petrol 2.1 Precision Laminate Saw 2.5 Breaker 27kg – Low Vibration 4.6 Long Handled Hedge Trimmer (2-St) 2.5 MEGA MIXER Powered Sweeper 2-Stroke 7.6 Mega Mixer 2.1 CONCRETE CUTTING/DRILLING HYDRAULIC Diamond Core Drill Hydraulic 2.5 Masonry Chainsaw Hydraulic 3.5 HAND ARM VIBRATION SAFETY CHART Diamond Core Drill Hydraulic 3 Vibration Value (m/s2) Max Usage period in 8 Hrs (Mins) LOW - 2.5 480 mins LOW - 3.0 333 mins LOW - 3.5 245 mins PLEASE NOTE: LOW - 4.0 188 mins LOW - 4.5 148 mins Makes and Models may differ, in these cases MEDIUM - 5.0 120 mins the highest value is given. The figures are for MEDIUM - 5.5 99 mins MEDIUM - 6.0 83 mins guidance andcomparison of equipment only. MEDIUM - 6.5 71 mins MEDIUM - 7.0 61 mins *Trigger time measured in minutes. MEDIUM - 7.5 53 mins The information provided on this chart superceeds any previous given information. MEDIUM - 8.0 47 mins MEDIUM - 8.5 42 mins MEDIUM - 9.0 37 mins MEDIUM - 9.5 33 mins HIGH - 10.0 30 mins HIGH - 10.5 27 mins HIGH - 11.0 25 mins HIGH - 11.5 23 mins LOW RISK MEDIUM RISK HIGH RISK HIGH - 12.0 21 mins

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