The Directive 2002/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council seeks to introduce a minimum protection requirements for workers when they are exposed to vibration, in their daily work.  

It also specifies employers' obligations with regard to determining and assessing risks, sets out the measures to be taken to reduce or avoid exposure and details how to provide information and training for workers.

Each member state is responsible to adopt their regulation and arrange a suitable surveillance to make sure that the employers fulfil their obligations. However, the requirements set out in the directive are quite precise leaving little space for local interpretations.

The VibroSense Meter is specially designed to be a useful tool for the assessment and health surveillance required by the directive. Below is a summary of the responsibilities defined by Directive 2002/44/EC.

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On the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (vibration) (sixteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

•  Minimum requirements for the protection of workers;
•  Shall apply to activities in which workers are or are likely to be exposed to risks from mechanical Hand-arm vibration during their work;
• The employer shall carry out the risk assessment, to any effects concerning the health and safety of workers;
•  The daily exposure standardised limit value and action value shall be 2,5 m/s² and 5 m/s² respectively;
• Vibration that entails risks to the health and safety of workers, in particular vascular, bone or joint, neurological or muscular disorders;
• The employer shall arrange continued health surveillance and provide for a review of the health status of a worker;
• The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive no later than 6 July 2005.

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