The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1093) came into effect on 6 July 2005 although there are transitional periods regarding the commencement of part of the regulations which delay full implementation until 6 July 2010 excepting agriculture and forestry which is delayed until 6 July 2014.
The regulations are technically complex but apply to both hand-arm and whole body vibration the regulations make provision for:
- (a) action values and limit values for daily exposure to vibration (regulation 4);
- (b) risk assessment (regulation 5);
- (c) elimination or, where elimination is not reasonably practicable, reduction of exposure to vibration to as low a level as is reasonably practicable (regulation 6(1));
- (d) a programme of measures to be taken at the action values to reduce exposure to vibration to as low a level as is reasonably practicable (regulation 6(2));
- (e) actions to be taken at the limit values and prohibition on exceeding the limit values (regulation 6(4));
- (f) weekly averaging of exposure to vibration in specified circumstances (regulation 6(5));
- (g) health surveillance (regulation 7); and
- (h) information, instruction and training (regulation 8) of any hazard depends on all the facts and circumstances.
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