Safety Bulletins

Categories: Safety Bulletins

Hand Arm Vibration (Chainsaws)

Pontrilas Safety Note

This guidance is set to achieve the following points identified from our daily site visits and contractor feedback / discussions:

  • • Identify what Hand Arm Vibration (HAVs) is within the forestry workplace
  • • How do we reduce it in our planning and operations?
  • • Methods of implementation within the business

The aim is to ensure by the end of this guidance as a Contractor you are able to understand what is needed to comply with the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005. This regulation covers both HAVs and Whole-Body Vibration (WBA), we will focus on HAVs in this safety Note.
 

Documents to download

Previous Article Felling Dead Ash
Next Article Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) - Guidance for Employers and Operatives
Print

Latest Bulletins

AFAG Initial Notifications - 2025

The HSE are sharing these notifications. Because the incidents are under investigation exact details will not be available and will not be provided with these notifications (either because the facts haven’t been established or release may prejudice enquiries).

April 2025 - AFAG Fatal Notification - Struck by an object (tree trunk)

Read more