Full vibration risk assessment includes consideration of:

• The magnitude, type and duration of exposure, including intermittent vibration or repeated shocks;
• The effects of exposure to vibration on employees whose health is at particular risk from such exposure;
• Any effects of vibration on the workplace and work equipment, including on the handling of controls, the reading of indicators, the stability of structures and the security of joints;
• Information provided by equipment manufacturers;
• The availability of alternative equipment designed to reduce exposure to vibration;
• Specific working conditions such as low temperatures;
• Information obtained from health surveillance.

DETERMINATION OF VIBRATION EXPOSURE

In conducting risk assessment, daily exposure to vibration is assessed by means of:

• Observation of specific working practices and conditions;
• Reference to relevant manufacturer' s data on the probable magnitude of the vibration corresponding to use of the equipment in certain conditions;
• Measurement or the magnitude of vibration during actual working conditions using vibration meters.