The file · UK duty guide
HAVS and vibration
The tool, the time, and the record.
On the file
The tool, the trigger time, and the person who used it.
Duty
Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
Where it is used
Against the person and the tool, on the day.
What the duty covers
- The tool, the trigger time, and the exposure.
- Who used it, and for how long.
- Feeds the health record where the job requires one.
On the file
- The tool
- The trigger time
- The exposure
- Who used it, and for how long
- The link to the health record, where one is required
How this duty should sit
These notes describe how the duty can sit on a digital record. This page is a guide to a UK duty. It is not a screen in EHSync Safety.
- Trigger time is recorded against the person and the tool.
- You are not reconstructing a week from memory.
The duty
The UK law we work to, by name.
Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
Assess exposure. Control it. Health surveillance where it is needed.
Who uses it
Recorded for the person using the tool. It feeds the health record where the job requires one.
Sits with
The health record, where the job requires one.
What good looks like
The time is on the record that day. It is not reconstructed from memory at the end of the week.