Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)

Hand Arm Vibration Testing

Hand arm Vibration Syndrome sometimes referred to as White/Vibration finger or miners finger in medical terms is a fairly new condition as it is also linked to increasing use of hand held power tools and as such historically was initially only noticed at the turn of the last century following the industrial revolution and in particular mining and hence one of its names.

It is now much better understood and managed. The Use of any hand held tool can lead to long term problems causing debilitating symptoms affecting your hands by monitoring these potential problems using the tiered approach as recommended by the HSE early detection is of paramount importance to reducing your risk factors and subsequently long term health problems.