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Workshop and tools · WT-29
Hand-Arm Vibration Tool Use Log
A free printable hand-arm vibration log: tools listed with their vibration figures, then each person's daily trigger time and points against your own action level.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
See who uses vibrating tools, for how long, and how close that comes to your action level. A day over the level shows up on the sheet, with what was done about it.
Who it is for
Supervisors and site managers whose teams use breakers, grinders, sanders, impact wrenches and other vibrating tools for long spells.
How to use it
- List each tool with its vibration magnitude, where the figure came from and the points per hour from your calculator.
- Write the daily levels you act at, and who set them, at the top.
- Time each person's trigger time by watching the work, and record the points for each tool they used.
- Add up each person's day, and write what was done whenever the total passes your level.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: The vibrating tools listed once with their figures, then each person's watched trigger time and exposure points day by day, so heavy use shows up before it builds.
Your figures, your action level. No vibration magnitudes, points or exposure levels are printed. Take each tool's figure from its maker or your own measurement, turn it into points per hour with your regulator's calculator, and write the daily levels you act at below. Time trigger time by watching the work rather than asking for an estimate.
Write-on lines: Site or team · Assessment ref. · Act at (points a day) · Limit (points a day) · Levels set by
Tools — the magnitude as given; points per hour from your calculator
Table, 6 rows: Tool ID · Tool and model · Magnitude · Source · Points · Serviced · Notes
Daily use — one line per person per tool per day
Table, 18 rows: Date · Operator · Tool ID · Trigger · Points · Day total · Over? · Action taken · Initials
Page 2
Maintenance that affects vibration — blunt bits and worn mounts make a tool shake
Table, 5 rows: Date · Tool ID · Work done · By · After
Questions
Why are no vibration figures or action levels printed?
Because a tool's figure depends on the model, the bit or disc and how well it is kept, and the levels you act at come from your own assessment and the rules where you are. The sheet gives blanks for your figures and where they came from.
Why time trigger time rather than ask?
Because a figure given from memory rarely matches what was actually done. Watching or timing a typical task gives a trigger time you can work from.
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