I read with interest the article on Hand-arm vibration (HAV) in your July/August edition and particularly noted that said article recommended better use of OPERC’s Hand-arm Vibration Database, known as HAVTEC.

I work closely with Dr David Edwards of Loughborough University and OPERC on HAVTEC-related issues. David and I have a paper with the CIOB’s Construction Information Quarterly Journal that provides a more detailed discussion of HAVTEC. The paper explains how users may fully benefit from this free resource when seeking to compare vibration levels of tools and equipment and/or when needing reliable vibration emission data for use in performing quantitative HAV risk assessments.

Gary Holt FCIOB

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Construction Manager