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Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005

Requires employers to assess and control risks from hand-arm and whole-body vibration.

Scope

Two distinct exposure types, one duty

The regulations cover both hand-arm and whole-body vibration, each with its own exposure action and limit values employers are expected to assess against.

Two exposure types, one duty

Duty

Applies wherever vibrating tools or vehicles are used

Employers whose work involves vibrating tools, machinery or vehicles fall within scope, whether the exposure is occasional or a daily feature of the role.

Tools, machinery or vehicles

Practice

Recorded as a hazard, reviewed over time

Vibration-related risk can already be recorded as a hazard within a general Risk Assessment, kept and reviewed alongside every other identified hazard.

Recorded, and reviewed

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What it covers

These regulations set exposure action and limit values for vibration, requiring employers to assess exposure, reduce it at source where possible, and provide health surveillance where relevant.

Who it applies to

Employers whose work involves vibrating tools, machinery or vehicles.

How SafetyOps supports compliance

Vibration-related risk can be recorded as a hazard within a general Risk Assessment today; no dedicated vibration-exposure module exists in SafetyOps yet.

Explore the related module →

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