Hand-arm vibration (NIOSH criteria)
ASP video lesson, 6:06. ASP Domain 6: Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health
Narrated with an AI-generated voice. The script is AI-drafted from the cited rules and fact-checked against them.
NIOSH's recommended criteria for hand-arm vibration: why there is no numeric limit, what must be measured, health monitoring, controls, training and the Stage 2 HAVS removal rule.
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What this lesson covers
In this lesson, you'll learn to: explain why NIOSH sets no numeric exposure limit, state what must be measured and how often, describe health monitoring, controls and training, and apply the Stage 2 HAVS removal rule. This is a NIOSH criteria document. It recommends. It is not an OSHA regulation. NIOSH cannot currently establish a specific quantitative exposure limit that will eliminate HAVS risk in all workers.
- Intro
- Learning objectives
- The central idea
- What HAVS is
- Exposure monitoring
- Measurement schedule
- Employer duties
- Control of vibration
- Worker training
- On the job
- Common exam traps
- Recap quiz
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