Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

17.31.9 References
Hand-arm vibration: Control of Vibration at Work 
Regulations L140 HSE Books 2005
ISBN 0 7176 6125 3
Control the risks from hand-arm vibration Advice 
for employers on the Control of Vibration at Work 
Regulations INDG175 (rev2) HSE Books 2005
ISBN 0 7176 6117 2
Vibration Solutions Practical way to reduce the risk of 
hand-arm vibration, HSG170, HSE Books 1997
ISBN 0-7176-0954-5
Hand-arm vibration Advice for employees Pocket card 
INDG296 (rev1) 2005 HSE Books
ISBN 0-7176-6118-0
Control back-pain risks from whole-body vibration 
Advice for employers on the Control of Vibration at Work 
Regulations 2005 INDG242 (rev1) 2005 HSE Books
ISBN 0-7176-6119-9
Drive away bad backs Advice for mobile machine opera-
tors and drivers. INDG404 2005 HSE Books
ISBN 0-7176-6120-2
Power tools, How to reduce vibration health risks 
INDG338 2001 HSE Books
ISBN 0-7176-2008-5

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17.32 
Workplace (Health, Safety and 
Welfare) Regulations 1992 as 
amended in 2002
17.32.1 General
These regulations were made to implement the European 
Directive on the minimum safety and health requirements 
for the workplace. A workplace for these purposes is 
defi ned very widely to include any part of non-domestic 
premises to which people have access while at work 
and any room, lobby, corridor, staircase or other means 
of access to or exit from them. The main exceptions to 
these rules are constructions sites, means of transport, 
mines and quarries and other mineral extraction sites.
Employers have a duty to ensure that workplaces 
under their control comply with the requirements of these 
regulations. Any workplace and relevant equipment, 
devices and systems must be properly maintained. A 
maintenance system must be set up where appropri-
ate, i.e. where a fault could result in a failure to comply 
and/or mechanical ventilation systems provided under 
Regulation 6.
The main requirements are summarized below. They 
are expressed in very general terms, and in each case 
it will be necessary to turn to the Approved Code or 
Practice associated with these Regulations for clarifi cat-
ion of what is necessary to meet the objectives set.