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Do I need a hand-arm vibration risk assessment?

Equipment and work · Question 1 of 3

Which vibrating tools or processes are used?

Include powered tools held or guided by hand. This guide does not assess whole-body vibration from vehicle seats.

Business or industry

Which vibrating tools or processes are used?

Hammer-action toolsBreakers, hammer drills, chipping hammers or needle scalersGrinders or cuttersAngle grinders, cut-off tools, saws or polishersRotary and drilling toolsDrills, sanders, routers or similar powered toolsForestry or grounds toolsChainsaws, strimmers, hedge trimmers or mowers guided by handImpact assembly or repairImpact wrenches, riveters or other vibrating workshop toolsSeveral tools in a worker’s dayExposure from more than one tool or task must be combinedNo relevant hand-held tools identifiedNo regular hand-transmitted vibration from work equipmentUnsure what is in scopeTool inventory or worker tasks have not been mapped

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More help with Hand-arm vibration

Use these when you need more detail before appointing someone. This questionnaire is decision support, not a professional assessment or a legal determination.

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Guides, technical explanations and references

Duty and technical sources

The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 require Great Britain employers to assess and control risks from hand-arm vibration. The daily exposure action value is 2.5 m/s² A(8) and the limit value is 5 m/s² A(8). HSE says an initial assessment can use representative existing data and trigger time; measurement is not automatically necessary.

HSE employer responsibilities — Duties and exposure action and limit values
HSE vibration risk assessment — Tool inventory, trigger time and exposure estimation
HSE measurement guidance — When direct tool measurement is warranted

Published price evidence

Air Dust Odour — Publishes around £600–£1,000 plus VAT for a single-site HAV risk-assessment method, or £900–£1,500 plus VAT with direct tool measurement. One provider example, not a market median.
SGS United Kingdom — Describes tailored assessment and measurement; no numeric public tariff on the checked page.
SOCOTEC UK — Describes on-site assessment and control advice; no numeric public tariff on the checked page.

Exposure sequence

Tool data and trigger time form the exposure estimate

The assessment follows the work each person does, rather than assigning one vibration reading to a whole shift.

Check against HSE vibration risk guidance

01Tool inventoryHand-held and hand-guided tools and the work they do
02Trigger timeActual hands-on time for each tool and task
03Vibration dataRepresentative source data or competent measurement
04Daily exposureCombine tasks against action and limit values
05Control planReduce exposure, train, review and consider surveillance

Evidence a competent appointment should leave visible

Tool and worker scope
Trigger-time basis
Vibration-data source and uncertainty
Exposure calculation and controls