New HAVS detection system provides real-time warnings

A new HAVS system accurately records and monitors exposure to hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and whole-body vibration (WBV) to protect the workforce. The post New HAVS detection system provides real-time warnings appeared first on Construction Management.

Council fined after highways team hit by hand-arm vibration syndrome

Court hears how 15 workers were struck down with debilitating nerve condition

HAVS – what construction managers need to know

Construction puts workers at risk of developing hand-arm vibration system. Billy O’Brien advises construction managers what to look out for and how to prevent it. The post HAVS – what construction managers need to know appeared first on Construction Management.

Engineering entrepreneurs on a mission to prevent injury in the workplace after setting up Coventry University spin-out company

Coventry University graduates Andrei and Vlad Feraru have launched a company with a pioneering ambition to help protect engineers from a type of repetitive strain injury. The Coventry University spin-out company, Feraru Dynamics Limited, now has an international supply chain and has launched the first real-time proactive wearable technology to help people maintain resilience in […] The post Engineering entrepreneurs on a mission to prevent injury in the workplace after setting up Coventry University spin-out company appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Contractor fined £40,000 after workers diagnosed with debilitating disease

A West Yorkshire-based contractor has been fined £40,000 after seven groundworkers were diagnosed with Hand-arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), also known as white finger. The diagnosis of workers over the span of two years came after the firm, Peter Duffy, which operates from Wakefield, brought in… The post Contractor fined £40,000 after workers diagnosed with debilitating disease appeared first on Construction News.