Whole Body Vibration Assessor
Course
In Glasgow
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Glasgow (Scotland)
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Duration
2 Days
Whole Body Vibration Management Including: ~ Hazard identification ~ Best Practice ~ Developing policy and standards ~ Recommended exposure levels. Risk / Vibration Assessment Measurement equipment Measurement techniques. Terminology, symbols, quantities and abbreviation. Calculation of Exposure. Suitable for: This course is designed to give operational managers, and occupational health and safety professionals, the knowledge and awareness of the risks associated with Whole Body Vibration. Following on from the Hand Arm Vibration Assessor course/Management Awareness course, it looks at the practical measures that can be taken to manage and minimise the vibration exposure of employees.
Important information
Documents
- WBV Assessor Synopsis
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
About this course
Require to have sat the Hand Arm Vibration Assessor Course previously.
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Teachers and trainers (1)
Kenneth Hill
Managing Director / Senior Consultant
HSE Solutions have been trading as a Health, Safety and Environmental Consultancy firm since 1999. The Company prides itself in providing a highly competent professional service tailored specifically to their clients’ needs and requirements. The Managing Director, Mr Kenneth Hill, is a high profile Health and Safety Practitioner with fifteen years experience within the field of Health and Safety who has written many articles and studies that have been published in professional magazines and journals. He is also a Charted Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), a member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Kenneth has also specialised within the areas of occupational noise and vibration and is continuously working to provide practical solutions to workplace noise and vibration issues in all industry sectors. He has provided both professional training in these subjects to other professional organisations such as IOSH (Institution of Occupational safety and Health), REHIS (Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland) IOA (Institute of Acoustics) and APSE (Association of Public Sector Excellence amongst others, as well as a full range of awareness training for operators to assessors in many different organisations. He is also involved in the planning and running large scale public events throughout the country. Kenneth is also a member of the BSI (British Standard Institute) committee on occupational vibration (GMI 21(6)) and has worked as an expert witness on numerous civil court proceedings. Further information about the Company and the services provided can be found within the company’s web site: www.hse-solutions.co.uk
Course programme
2 Day Training Programme (to follow 5 day Assessor course) – 4 IOSH CPD Points
This course is designed to give operational managers, and occupational health and safety professionals, the knowledge and awareness of the risks associated with Whole Body Vibration. Following on from the Hand Arm Vibration Assessor course/Management Awareness course, it looks at the practical measures that can be taken to manage and minimise the vibration exposure of employees.
· Introduction to Industrial Vibration Exposure
The development and history of industrial exposure to vibration
· Whole Body Vibration - The Medical Conditions
The medical conditions symptoms
· Whole Body Vibration Management
Including:
~ Hazard identification
~ Best Practice
~ Developing policy and standards
~ Recommended exposure levels
· Risk / Vibration Assessment
Measurement equipment
Measurement techniques
· Terminology, symbols, quantities and abbreviation
· Calculation of Exposure
~ calculation of exposure time
~ calculation of 8 hour energy equivalents
· Measurement Equipment
· Documentation and Recommendations
· Health Monitoring
· Summary and Questions
Whole Body Vibration Assessor