Hands are critical for our lives and our work. The ability to grasp, hold and manipulate tools and objects with strength and dexterity is critical to our everyday lives and especially to our work. It ...

Scientists have warned that children who excessively use vibrating video game controllers could develop a painful injury. The condition -- called hand-arm vibration syndrome and previously known as ...

The human hand–arm system is continually exposed to vibratory inputs from a wide array of hand-held power tools and machinery. This exposure, particularly in occupational settings, can induce complex ...

It’s easy to underestimate the risks that can come with working with vibrating power tools on a daily basis. Occupational health adviser Bruce Ormiston looks at what OH professionals need to know.

Just about every construction worker who spends most of the day breaking, grinding, drilling or sawing knows that it is not easy on the hands. The risk of long-term injury that results from hand-arm ...

Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) is an occupational vibration exposure that mainly affects people who regularly use all types of vibrating pneumatic, electric, hydraulic and gasoline-powered hand tools.

You probably don’t realize there’s much to be concerned about regarding the impact and vibration from tools and equipment, but there is. Almost every tool and piece of construction equipment vibrates ...