‘Using a common tool like an orbital sander for an hour and a half a day
could contravene legislation.’
Using numerical information from supporting documents 1, 3 and 5
(i) evaluate this statement. (10)
(ii) comment on the relevance of this statement to Hapford Garage.
- B In The Insurance Company S Newsletter It States Using A Common Tool Like An Orbital Sander For An Hour And A Half 1 (134.05 KiB) Viewed 34 times
Supporting document 3 osess otorgre Extract from insurance company newsletter Note: This newsletter extract has been created for the purposes of this ossessment only The following is an extract from a recent monthly newsletter the Garage owners receive from their insurance company: TOWLSON INSURANCE NEWSLETTER May 2022 This month's focus: Vibration Did you know? How can Towlson Insurance help you and your business? It is thought thot nearly 2 million workers in the UK are ot risk from the serious and disabling effects of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) We can HAVS SP is preventable, but once the damage is done it is permanent. It can affect your life outside of work and impact on your family Provide advice on how to assess the nsks to your workers from HAVS Using anti-vibration glaves can help industries where HAVS is common include construction, motor vehicle manufacture and repair, and forestry Help you identity workers who may be at increased risk of HAVS Using a common tool like an orbital sander for an hour and a half a day, could contravene legislation! Provide you with fast access to health surveilance, which is vital to detect and respond to early signs of damage Local legislation details exposure imits for hand arm vibration as shown in the table below. Make sure you know your numbers! 5m/s A(B2 Dally exposure limit value (ELV) Remember.... Daily exposure action FAX 2.5 m/s A(8) The costs to workers, and to employers of inaction could be Free This month we are giving away free tool timers to the first 50 customers who contact us. Tool timers are a helpful way of assessing your worker's exposure to vibration Supporting document 5 Extract from the HSE Vibration exposure ready-reckoner (Daily exposure) Dally vibration exposure ready-reckoner taken from HSF Guidance document: Hand-arm vibration - The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005, Guidance on Regulations 1140 (Second edition) Published 2019, page 55 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubs/books/140.htm Key Apove ELV Likely to be above PLV Abous FAV Likely to be at or above EAV How EAV Sh th Ex7 "The daily exposure limit value (ELV) is the maximum amount of vibration an employee may be exposed to on any single day... *The daily exposure action value (EAV) is the level of daily exposure to vibration at or above which you are required to take certain actions to reduce exposure... (HSE Guidance document: Hond arm vibration - The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005, Guidance on Regulations (140 (Second edition) Published 2019, page 10). Supporting document 1 Work Schedule The work schede below, lists all the tasks carried out by one worker, ove le course of one working day: Duration Manufacturer noise emission data Tosk af overall Tool used tasik Estimated tre tool is used during the task Manufacturer vibration emission data mis LdB(A) Cutting metal pipe section 2 hours 105 30 min 15 97 30 min 12 Sanding of cor components Orbital sonder Grinding welds 10 mins 10 Angle 95 prinder with grinding wheel Panel beating to rapair accident 2.5 hours Hammer 94² No data avaliable damage to body work (information source automotive trade body) Note: The information above has been created for the purposes of this assessment only 30 min