Documento di valutazione rischio vibrazioni
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Who is obliged to draw up the VIBRATION risk assessment document?
Employers assess and, when necessary, measure the levels of mechanical vibrations to which employers are exposed during work as provided for in Article 202 paragraph 1 when there is the presence of equipment that generates vibrations transmitted to the hand-arm system (drills/screws) or to the whole body (forklifts or means of transport).
What are the penalties for not having a VIBRATION risk assessment document?
The vibration risk assessment document may be requested during inspections by ASL technicians or labour inspectors. In the event of failure to complete the document, the penalties that the employer may incur range from a minimum of €3,071 to a maximum of €7,862, as well as criminal sanctions.
Who is the Vibration Risk Assessment Document drafting service aimed at?
Our service is aimed at all commercial and artisan companies with a maximum of 15 employees and based in Italy. By purchasing the drafting service of the vibration risk assessment document, you will be able to comply with the legal obligation quickly and effortlessly, thus avoiding the risk of incurring heavy penalties.
What does Sicurezza Online's vibration risk assessment document service consist of?
Once you have purchased the service you will receive a check list to be completed with the company information that characterises your activity. In particular, all work equipment that generates vibrations must be listed, including make, model and daily duration of use. This document should be sent to the email address [email protected] attaching the company's registration document. On the basis of this information, thanks to the use of innovative software and our twenty years of experience, we will draw up the vibration risk assessment document for your company quickly and without the need to carry out on-site inspections, acquiring the data from the ISPESL or regional databases or from the information provided by the manufacturer. If you have any doubts or need to discuss specific issues in more detail, you will be contacted by our staff by telephone.
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What is vibration risk assessment?
A vibration risk assessment is an evaluation of the vibration levels to which employers in the company are exposed. It may concern activities where machines or work equipment are used that generate vibration, e.g. means of transport, machine tools and handling machines.
How is the vibration risk assessed?
Legislative Decree 81/2008 requires employers to assess and, when necessary, measure the levels of mechanical vibration to which employers are exposed and report the results in a specific document called the Vibration DVR.
The experience gained by our experts over more than 10 years of activity can help you make accurate assessments in a short time, starting with the elements regulated by Article 202 of Legislative Decree 81/2008:
- (a) the level, type and duration of exposure, including any exposure to intermittent vibration or repeated shocks;
- (b) the exposure limit values and action values for hand-arm and whole-body vibrations;
- (c) any effects on the health and safety of employers particularly sensitive to risk, with particular reference to pregnant women and minors;
- (d) any indirect effects on employers' health and safety resulting from interactions between mechanical vibration, noise and the working environment or other equipment;
- (e) the information provided by the manufacturer of the work equipment;
- (f) the existence of alternative equipment designed to reduce the levels of exposure to mechanical vibration;
- (g) the extension of the period of exposure to whole-body vibration beyond working hours, in premises for which he/she is responsible;
- (h) special working conditions, such as low temperatures, wetness, high humidity or biomechanical overload of the upper limbs and spine;
- (i) information gathered from health surveillance, including, as far as possible, that available in scientific literature.
Risk of exposure to vibrations: legislative decree 81/08
Decree-Law 81/2008 amended Articles 199-205 by introducing specific obligations concerning employers' exposure to vibration. The obligations are for employers and concern risk assessment, prevention and protection measures and health surveillance.
The frequency with which the vibration risk assessment is to be updated is stipulated in Art. 181 at least every four years. Paragraph 5 of Art. 202 contains the elements that the employer must take into account in the assessment: Art. 202 contains the methods for assessing and measuring levels of mechanical vibrations, in particular the calculation of the daily vibration exposure value. In addition, reference can be made to specific databases containing occupational vibration exposure levels of employees.
Vibration categories for the purposes of drafting the DVR
For the purpose of risk assessment, vibrations can be divided into 2 categories, for which specific exposure limit values and action values are set.
- Vibrations transmitted to the hand-arm system: mechanical vibrations which, when transmitted to the hand-arm system in humans, pose a risk to the health and safety of employers, in particular vascular, osteoarticular, neurological or muscular disorders.
- The daily exposure limit value, normalised to an 8-hour reference period, is set at 5 m/s2; over short periods it is 20 m/s2 ;
- The daily action value, normalised to an 8-hour reference period, which triggers action, is set at 2.5 m/s2
- Whole-body vibration: mechanical vibrations which, when transmitted to the whole body, entail risks to the health and safety of employers, in particular lower back pain and spinal cord injury;
- The daily exposure limit value, normalised to an 8-hour reference period, is set at 1.0 m/s2, while over short periods it is 1.5 m/s2.
- The daily action value, normalised to an 8-hour reference period, is set at 0.5 m/s2.
The distinction between the various types of vibrations is necessary in order to identify the different limit values that affect employers. These values are calculated over an 8-hour period and are divided into:
- Daily exposure limit. Can never be exceeded during the working day;
- Daily action value. If it is exceeded, the employer is obliged to take the prevention and protection measures laid down in the decree.
In exceptional cases, these limits may be exceeded, but the employer must be able to prove that these are occasional and sudden peaks and that they do not appreciably affect the employer's health.
Vibration risk prevention and protection measures
Should the preliminary assessments reveal that the action values are exceeded for particular situations, we will help you to draw up and implement a programme of technical or organisational measures to minimise exposure and the resulting risks. In particular, we will consider
(a) other working methods that require less exposure to mechanical vibration;
(b) the choice of appropriate work equipment designed in accordance with ergonomic principles and producing, taking into account the work to be done, the lowest possible level of vibration;
(c) the provision of ancillary equipment to reduce the risk of injury caused by vibration, such as seats that effectively reduce whole-body vibration and handles or gloves that reduce hand-arm vibration;
(d) appropriate maintenance programmes for work equipment, the workplace, workplace systems and PPE; (e) the design and organisation of workplaces and work stations;
(f) adequate information and training of employers on the correct and safe use of work equipment and PPE, so as to minimise their exposure to mechanical vibration;
(g) the limitation of the duration and intensity of exposure;
(h) the organisation of appropriate working hours, with adequate rest periods;
(i) the provision of clothing to protect exposed employers from cold and damp.
Health surveillance for employers exposed to vibration risk
Employers exposed to vibration levels above the action values are subject to health surveillance. Surveillance is carried out periodically, normally once a year or at a different frequency decided by the competent doctor with adequate justification reported in the risk assessment document and made known to the employers' safety representatives according to the risk assessment. Here too, the securityonline technicians will be at your side to help you comply with the regulations as scrupulously and quickly as possible.
