Workplace vibration guidance material now available

The effects of vibration in workplaces can be permanently disabling. Australian workers may be exposed to vibration in a range of industries including mining, construction, manufacturing, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, trades, transport and utilities.

Safe Work Australia has released guidance material to help workplaces identify exposure, and manage the risk of vibration. This material includes general guides and fact sheets to help workplaces manage the risks, as well as technical guides specific to work health and safety professionals, or those who measure vibration.

This is an important first step in addressing the need for Australian guidance on vibration in workplaces and takes Australia one step closer to alignment with international best practice.

The Workplace vibration guidance material includes:

·         Guide to measuring and assessing workplace exposure to hand-arm vibration

·         Guide to measuring and assessing workplace exposure to whole-body vibration

·         Guide to managing the risks of exposure to hand-arm vibration in workplaces

·         Guide to managing the risks of exposure to whole-body vibration in workplaces

·         Information sheet: hand-arm vibration, and

·         Information sheet: whole-body vibration.

Source (http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/sites/swa/news/pages/vibration)

Guidance – orientação

Disabling – desativando

Range – alcance

Mining – mineração

Sheets – folhas

Measure – medir

Alignment – alinhamento

whole-body – todo o corpo