Occupational Exposure to Hand-Arm Vibration

The Health a Safety Executive (HSE) is the executive arm of the Health a Safety Commission.its chief concern is occupational health and safety in Great Britain and the enforcement of relevant legislation.The Inspectors who have the primary task of monitoring health and safety in industry, are supported by the organisation's doctors.technologists and scientists who have the task of providing a good medical, scientific and technological basis for effective action.Adverse health effects caused or exacerbated by exposure to hand-arm vibration at work -collectively described as the hand~arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) -are amongst the many workpiece health problems with which the organisation in general.and its specialist medical, scientific and technological divisions in particular.are concerned.