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Raynaud’s Awareness Month
Understanding Raynaud’s & Vibration Risks This Awareness Month
February is Raynaud’s Awareness Month, highlighting a condition affecting circulation in fingers and toes. Those using vibrating tools face a higher risk of developing Raynaud’s or Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). These irreversible conditions impact work and daily life. This blog explores Raynaud’s, its symptoms, and why managing vibration risks is vital for workforce health.
Is Compliance Enough?
Is Compliance Enough? Understanding Vibration Risk & HAVS Prevention
HSE statistics show 215 new cases of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) in 2023—proving compliance alone isn’t enough. SIXIS Technology’s HAVSPRO system provides precise, tool-specific data, helping businesses achieve ALARP or better. With detailed insights, managers can identify risks, create meaningful assessments, and ensure compliance while protecting employees.
HAVSPRO analytics provide accurate data for informed decisions
Take Control of Vibration Risks with HAVSPRO
HAVSPRO by SIXIS Technology is a simple yet sophisticated on-tool vibration monitoring system with an intuitive reporting platform. It provides real-time, accurate data to help businesses manage HAVS risks, identify vibration sources, and take targeted action. By comparing tools, tasks, and operators, HAVSPRO ensures compliance, enhances safety, and supports the mission to #MakeHAVSHistory.
How to Protect your Workers from HAVS
Why Periodic Risk Assessments Aren’t Enough
With a new Hand-Arm Vibration case reported every working day, relying on periodic risk assessments and estimates isn’t enough. Protecting your workforce requires real-time, accurate data on actual risks. Our modern solution provides insights into tool condition, usage, and workplace behavior, enabling better controls, improved safety, and a healthier bottom line—going beyond compliance to real protection.
The Importance of Risk Assessments
Effective risk assessments for vibration are essential to protect employees and ensure compliance with regulations. HAVSPRO provides precise data to identify risks, plan controls, and create accurate assessments that safeguard your business and workforce.
Continual HAVS Monitoring – Yes or NO?
Continual vibration measuring and monitoring, yes or NO?
Introducing Sam Powell
In the ever-evolving landscape of businesses, the success of any organisation relies heavily on its ability to attract and retain top-tier talent. It is with great pleasure and excitement that we introduce Sam Powell, our Commercial Director to the team here at HAVSPRO. Sam Powell spent over 10 years in
What is Whole Body Vibration (WBV) and what causes it?
When it comes to measuring and monitoring levels of Hand-Arm (HAV) and Whole Body (WBV) Vibration exposure, many businesses still rely on traditional methods such as using manufacturers’ data and adding the K factor, assuming data accuracy at the time of measurement, and then, in both cases, asking the operators how long they used the tool for, then calculating using the HSE ready reckoner.
HAVSPRO: An Advanced Alternative to Traditional HAV and WBV Calculators
When it comes to measuring and monitoring levels of Hand-Arm (HAV) and Whole Body (WBV) Vibration exposure, many businesses still rely on traditional methods such as using manufacturers’ data and adding the K factor, assuming data accuracy at the time of measurement, and then, in both cases, asking the operators how long they used the tool for, then calculating using the HSE ready reckoner.
HAV Monitoring
The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005, a regulation that all business should comply with, it states that we should ‘’Protect workers’ health & safety from vibration exposure due to vibratory equipment transmitted by hand contact” it aims to ensure that employees do not experience harm to their health due to hand-arm vibration.
As an employer, you should be focused on managing and mitigating the risks associated with exposure to vibration, and taking all the necessary steps you to reduce the risks to be ALARP.
Case Studies
Don’t just take our word for it when it comes to HAVSPRO and how it is helping organisations across the UK manage the risk of vibration exposure – read our customer case studies and hear what benefits they have found in the system.
Download Our Brochure
If you’d like to know more about HAVS continuous measuring and monitoring technology and discover how HAVSPRO works, download our brochure.
HAVSPRO monitors vibration levels accurately and triggers alerts to protect your staff and organisation against the risks of HAVS and WBV (whole body vibration).
HAVSPRO then collates all this data and creates customisable reports to help you prevent overexposure.
Find out everything you need to know in our brochure – simply complete the form!
The HAVSPRO system is a complete vibration management system giving you the ability to confidently reduce the risk of vibration exposure – protect your people and your business
Up-To-Date HAVS Information
The biggest HAVS News will normally come as a result of a HSE prosecution for not adhering to the Control of Vibration at Work 2005 regulations.
These regulations state that all businesses must ensure that the risks from vibration are controlled. They must also provide information, instruction and training to employees on the risk and the actions being taken to control risk. Plus, they should provide suitable health surveillance for anyone who is identified as at risk from the effects of vibration exposure.
The HSE will prosecute companies that do not operate within these regulations. If convicted, companies will be liable for fines, legal costs and compensation claims.
Find out more about the costs of not adhering to these regulations in our HAVS News story: The true cost of HAVS mismanagement
