Health and Safety Training - Half Day Hand Arm Vibration Training Course

This course ensures that employees are adequately trained in accordance with The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005. The training includes a simple explanation on the nature of vibration, how it can cause damage, how levels can be reduced and health risks minimised.

Who should attend?
In order to comply with The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005, an employer must provide training to any employee who may be exposed to significant levels (i.e. above the Exposure Action Value of 2.5m/s²). The course is also recommended to managers who have specific responsibilities regarding health and safety, and supervisors who are required to enforce the necessary control measures.

Aims and objectives of the course:
To highlight the potential harm from vibration in the workplace and to pass on good practices to reduce the risk of hand-arm vibration syndrome. The course is particularly relevant for operators of hand operated power tools (e.g. hammer-drills,) or for those whose work involves holding materials being processed by machines such as pedestal grinders.

At the end of the course delegates will:

  • Appreciate the key legislation & guidance covering HAVS in the workplace including the implications and requirements of the impending The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 which implement the physical Agents (vibration) Directive (2002/44/EC).
  • To understand the symptoms and effects of excessive vibration.
  • Appreciate the risks associated with using vibrating tools.
  • To understand the techniques to adopt to reduce risk associated with noise and vibration.
  • Understand employers and employees duties.
  • To be aware of guidance relating to HAVS.

Course Content:

What is HAVS

Current legislation on HAVS

What causes HAVS

Recognising HAVS

HAV advice

What to do if you have HAVS

How to reduce the risk of HAVS

Statistics

Tools & Equipment

 

Duration of Course:
The course runs over a ½ Day period and is up to 3 ½ to 4 hours depending on the number of delegates attending the course.

Maximum Participants:
To ensure that all delegates receive the maximum benefit from our training courses, delegate places are limited to 12 per course.

Instructor:
The instructor for this course will be a certified instructor with over 3 year’s experience in Health & Safety related training.
Instructors are periodically assessed by our own quality control assessor, the client should be aware of this quality control assessment could be carried out without prior notice being given to the client.

Equipment required:
This course requires a training area/room with the facilities to comfortably accommodate the maximum number of delegates. The delegates will require a table and equipment to make notes and the instructor needs power and a place to show a presentation.

Assessment:
Throughout the course there is a constant assessment by the instructor who will ask questions about what he has covered in the course, some may be theoretical or some may be practical. At the end of the course there is a 30 question multiple choice paper to be completed by all delegates. A pass mark of 72% is set for all delegates. Once these papers are marked and delegates passed then they will proceed to a 15 minute practical assessment.

Certificate:
All delegates that succeed with the course will receive an A4 certificate of attendance that will be valid for 3 years.

Previous Delegate Response:
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  • "AM Safety Specialists were recommended to Getronics by our own H & S Manager and successfully delivered in all areas ensuring our principal contractor completed the project in a timely manner and without issue. We fully recommend AM Safety Specialists Ltd, they removed the pain element out of the red tape brought about by the 2007 CDM regulations"

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  • "AM Safety Specialists were recommended to Getronics by our own H & S Manager and successfully delivered in all areas ensuring our principal contractor completed the project in a timely manner and without issue. We fully recommend AM Safety Specialists Ltd, they removed the pain element out of the red tape brought about by the 2007 CDM regulations"

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  • "AM Safety Specialists were recommended to Getronics by our own H & S Manager and successfully delivered in all areas ensuring our principal contractor completed the project in a timely manner and without issue. We fully recommend AM Safety Specialists Ltd, they removed the pain element out of the red tape brought about by the 2007 CDM regulations"

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