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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Continual vibration measuring and monitoring, yes or NO?
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Thinking of trying HAVSPRO, but not sure how it works? Here is a quick breakdown of the system and its benefits: 1️⃣ Each operator has their own sensor, programmed with their unique details, HAVS points values and even a reminder for their next health review date. 2️⃣ Each tool is fitted with a holster to
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With Halloween just around the corner, it seems an appropriate time to highlight the importance of HAVS management to avoid a nightmare that lasts longer than a cold October evening. HAVS can haunt both employers and workers for years and it won’t give you the choice between ‘Trick or Treat’. To highlight the potential impact
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As you know HAVS, Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome, a painful, debilitating, and serious condition that’s permanent once it develops. The symptom progression can be subtle and gradual, it is therefore imperative that the operators are aware of the condition symptoms as it can be difficult to detect until it’s too late. Making this a definite
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This CAN case study highlights the importance of getting your HAVS risk management strategy right for each individual circumstance. CAN (part of RSK Group) was established in the UK in 1983, and now employs around 200 staff. With their Head Office in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, they undertake various civil engineering work, structural installations, and maintenance projects,
There is a common assumption that battery powered tools emit lower vibration levels than traditionally-powered tools. And you can see why – less moving parts to generate power suggests lower vibrations, but is this assumption correct? We take a look at the findings of the recently published HSEs study: Hand-arm vibration and noise emissions of
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