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News Release from: Health and Safety Executive | Subject: Noise and vibration roadshows
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 June 2005
Noise and vibration regulations hit the
road
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the EEF will jointly be running a series of noise and vibration roadshows across Great Britain in September and October 2005.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the EEF - the manufacturers' organisation - will jointly be running a series of noise and vibration roadshows across Great Britain in September and October 2005 At work, over 1.1 million people are at risk from high levels of noise and about 1.7 million people are at risk from Hand Arm Vibration (HAV)
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 26 Apr 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Mike Shepherd, HSE's Noise and Vibration Programme Manager said: "Noise and vibration are major health risks for millions of workers throughout Great Britain, and the new regulations provide a sound framework for tackling these problems effectively.
"The aim of the roadshows is to show employers that these new regulations are quite straightforward and workable.
They will provide us with the chance to explain the new regulations in more depth, to demonstrate practical solutions and to answer questions employers and others may have." Steve Walter, EEF's health and safety policy adviser, said: "We plan to make the roadshows informative and engaging.
It is important that employers get the opportunity to talk to experts in HSE and ask questions about issues that concern them.
The issues on vibration are very topical at the moment and we want a real dialogue and exchange between the audience and the experts to take place.
We welcome our member companies but also other employers, members of trade associations and safety representatives".
Dates for Noise and Vibration Road Shows 2005:.
Glasgow 27 September.
Sheffield 28 September.
Hook (Near Basingstoke) 29 September.
Hadleigh (Near Ipswich) 4 October.
Belfast 5 October Wales (Bridgend) 1 November.
London 3 November.
Washington (Near Newcastle) 7 October.
Birmingham 14 October.
Warrington 18 October.
Leeds 19 October.
Barleythorpe (Near Leicester) 20 October.
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