HAVS Blog

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’.

What’s the difference between tool mounted and Wearable monitoring systems? This is a question we often get asked and one we’re always happy to answer. Having a tool mounted monitoring system, over a wearable monitor, such as a watch, removes variables that effect the data gathered. With wearable tech, there

The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 aim to ensure that individuals do not experience harm to their health due to hand-arm vibration. Therefore, your primary focus as an employer, should be on managing and mitigating the risks associated with exposure to hand-arm vibration. Whenever there is exposure to

How do you behave when nobody is looking? Well, only you know, and we’ll have to take your word for it. This is also the same story for your employees…  In most cases, it doesn’t cause a significant issue if KPI’s aren’t being met, but when it comes to health

In the ever-evolving landscape of businesses, the success of any organization relies heavily on its ability to attract and retain top-tier talent. It is with great pleasure and excitement that we introduce Barney Phillips, our new Installation Technician to the team here at HAVSPRO.   Barney brings with him a wealth

It is with pleasure and excitement that we introduce Vickie Slaney, our new Business Development Manager at HAVSPRO.   Vickie, brings a wealth of experience in the world of business and a skill set perfectly tailored to our vision and objectives. With an impressive background spanning over 20 years in business

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

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

Under the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations all employers must be reducing the risk of HAVS for their employees. This means the risk from vibration needs to be assessed and control measures put in place to ensure over-exposure doesn’t occur. For more information on vibration risk assessment, download our

SIXIS Technology are showcasing their unique HAVS risk management solution, HAVSPRO, on stand 3/J50, with on-tool demonstrations of its capabilities at The Health & Safety Event at the NEC, 25th –27th April. The unique, proactive solution for the continuous measuring and monitoring of vibration exposure The ground-breaking solution for the