Just about every construction worker who spends most of the day breaking, grinding, drilling or sawing knows that it is not easy on the hands. The risk of long-term injury that results from hand-arm ...

If workers are truly at risk from excessive vibration, steps can be taken to reduce or eliminate that risk altogether, including purchasing new tools that vibrate less and maintaining them to a high ...

Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is an occupational condition emerging from prolonged exposure to vibrations generated by hand-held power tools, affecting the vascular, neurological, and ...

Vibration is a key factor buyers shouldn’t overlook when evaluating industrial power tools. Hand power tools with higher than recommended vibration levels can damage employees’ health. In Europe, ...

Millions of people in the workplace are exposed to potential injuries from vibrations caused by powered-tools. Past studies have shown that years of working with hand-held powered-tools could cause ...

Scientists have warned that children who excessively use vibrating video game controllers could develop a painful injury. The condition -- called hand-arm vibration syndrome and previously known as ...

Uncontrolled vibration creates multiple problems in metalcutting operations. Varying forces in the cutting process cause vibration and tool chatter that degrade part surface quality, quickly wear or ...

Background and epidemiology: Hand–arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) refers to a constellation of vascular, neurological and musculoskeletal signs and symptoms that may occur in workers who use handheld ...

Every day, much time and effort is spent on measuring vibration levels in factories vehicles, buildings, and on other structures and machines—even products as diverse as computer hard drives and ...