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Reducing the Risk – Hilti as your preferred partner for Health & Safety

Awareness Presentation


Hand-arm Vibration

Tool handling and selection

Alternative methods

Hilti Product Selector

Dust

Noise

Working at Height

Agenda


Current legislation

• European and national laws regulate exposure of workers to both physical and chemical agents

• It is the responsibility of the employer to ensure that these laws are adhered to 13.7 MB (14,367,744 bytes)

To comply with legislation, in general employers must:

• Design out risks where possible• Inform workforce of health & safety risks• Assess the risks• Provide an actionable solution• Deliver training to employees• Keep health and action records

This applies to the four key areas of risk:


Health & Safety: Four Key Areas of Risk

Noise

Dust

Working at Height

Hand-arm Vibration


Basics of Hand-Arm Vibration

All vibration monitoring systems offer transparency to exposure to hand-arm vibration with relation to EAV and ELV

Exposure Action Value (EAV: 2.5 m/s2):

All tools have a Vibration Magnitude, which is measured in m/s2 and must be monitored on a daily basis by an employer.

The level that can be worked to without any health surveillance in place. A tool with a vibration magnitude of 2.5m/s2 or below can be used for an 8 hour day without any risk

Exposure Limit Value (ELV: 5.0 m/s2):The absolute maximum level allowed, below this, but above EAV, additional controls such as health surveillance must be in place

Most handheld power tools transmit vibration to the hands and arms. Over exposure to vibration can result in Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS).

Each year, HAV accounts for approximately 3,000 new claims for Industrial Injury Disability Benefit, the greatest number being in the construction industry. This has led to an incremental increase in insurance premiums.


Just because it doesn’t shake, it doesn’t mean that it won’t work Let the tool do the work

Hold tool in a stance which allows good balance Hold tool below shoulder level where possible Restrict the contact pressure to a level where the tool function most effectively Always grip both handles and restrict grip force just sufficient to hold tool securely

Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Tool Handling – Drilling and Breaking

TE 1000 TE 30 TE 60


Hand-Arm Vibration

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Always use low vibration side handle

Ensure that you have been trained to use grinders and you have a valid certificate

Reciprocating Saw - an alternative method to grinding

Clamp adaptor reduces vibration

Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Tool Handling – Cutting & Grinding

DEG 150DC 230DSH 700 WSR 1250


Watch out for signs of wear and tear

Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Use the correct consumables - drill bits designed for higher speed


Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Use the correct consumables - chisels with longer life and optimum performance

Longer and consistent performance chisels


Reducing the Risk of HAVS by offering alternative Methods

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Direct Fastening Wire Sawing Grinding

Light Duty DrilledFixings

Breaking Mechanical Scabbling


Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Assess the risks by working with Hilti

Hilti provides complete transparency of our products vibration and noise levels as well as the required dust solution in the Hilti Tool Selector

www.hilti.co.uk/hands


Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Hilti’s unique productivity-based Tool Selector

Noise level

HSE Points

Productivity figures

ConsumableDust removal


Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Combining HSE Points with Productivity

The best possible way of measuring exposure to vibration Valuable planning tool when coupled with the HSE points calculator


Health & Safety: Key Areas of Risk

Noise

Dust

Working at Height

Hand-arm Vibration


Reducing the Risks of Dust

Inhalable dust

Gets into the mouth and nose

Thoracic dust

Reaches the upper respiratory area

Respirable dust

Reaches the finest parts of the lungs (alveola)

Source: www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de; www.atmosphere.mpg.de

Types of dust


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2´´


3´´


4´´


5´´


6´´


no DRS

Inhalable Dust[mg/m3]

up to -99%

no DRS

Respirable Dust[mg/m3]

up to -99%

no DRS

Application Speed

up to + 20%

no DRS

CleaningEffort

WorkerProtection

LongerLifetime

Labour TimeSavings

Hilti DRS improves customer productivity

Results may differ based on operator technique, specific application, and tool/accessory condition. The need for additional measures must be evaluated by the responsible health and safety personnel on site.

up to – 15 kg/h

no DRS

Consumable Lifetime*

up to + 20%

no DRS

Tool Lifetime

up to + 60%


527.8

0.58

no DRS

Inhalable Dust[mg/m3]

-99.8%107.8

0.20

no DRS

Respirable Dust[mg/m3]

-99.8%

Tests measurements performed by TÜV with DC SE-20 and VC 40-UM

Hilti DRS with a massive reduction of the potentially hazardous dust


Inhalable Dust

1000 mg/m³

120 g

9,2 kg

no dust removal system

Respirable Dust

220 mg/m³

Inhalable Dust

3.6 mg/m³

Respirable Dust

1 mg/m³

DCH 180-SLSlitting cable channels in concrete for 1 hr

Workplace limits vary and are depending on local regulations and type of dust. Results may differ based on operator technique, specific application,and tool/accessory condition. The need for additional safeguards must be evaluated by the responsible health and safety personnel on site.

Harmonised dust removal systems must be used at construction sites


85 h

140 h

no DRS

Tool Lifetime

up to +60%

510 m620 m

no DRS

Consumable Lifetime

up to +20%

Proven in multiple tests that dust has a negative impact on performance and lifetime on brushes and electronics

Proven that DRS has a positive impact on performance and lifetime on consumablesReason: Removal of old dust particles and air stream cooling improves life and speed

Hilti DRS has a positive impact on both tool and consumable lifetime


65 cm2/min55 cm2/min

no DRS

Application Speed*

up to +20%

~70 g

~15 kg

no DRS

CleaningEffort

Tests show: Total amount of concrete dust in the surrounding after 1h application is 15kg w/o DRS and 70g with DRS (DC 20-SE & VC 40-UM)

Proven that DRS has a positive impact on performance and lifetime on consumablesReason: Removal of old dust particles and air stream cooling improves life and speed

Hilti DRS brings significant productivity gains


Convertible

Cutting &Grinding

Cutting &Slitting

Drilling &Breaking

Convertible Integrated

Grinding

Vacs to complete the system

DRS Accessories

Jig SawingDrilling Core Drilling

DRS Accessories

Sawing & Sanding

Hilti provide a tool and a DRS solution for most applications


Alternative to manual and breaker demolition

Vacs to complete the system

Alternative Methods

DX

Alternative to Drilling and Anchor setting

GX Wet Drilling Wet Sawing

Hilti also offer “alternative methods”, when combined with our DRS solutions we have the best offer in the market


Why “Dust Free”? Why Hilti?

Worker Protection

Lifetime of power tools

Lifetime of consumables

Labour TimeSavings

IncreasedLifetime

Higher application speed

Less cleaning efforts

Less breaks

H&S

Pure Comfort

Higher visibility

Full Systems

Service and competence

Broad Offer

Superior performance Full compatibility Allow future DRS add

on

All relevant applications

One partner needed Alternative methods

LTS and FM The right solution H&S training

Productivity

We offer our customer substantial productivity gains with an unmatched offer


One last thought on dust…

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Noise

Dust

Working at Height

Hand-arm Vibration


Loud noise can cause permanent damage to your hearing. Once you loose your hearing, you will never recover it

A European directive has been issued to protect workers from exposure to excessive noise: The Physical Agents (Noise) Directive

Reducing the Risk of Noise


Reducing the Risk of Noise: What do employers need to do? Inform and train their workforce about

Noise and the associated risk How they can protect themselves

What measures the employer has taken

Provide suitable protective equipment for their employees’ use Assess and manage the risk

Define who has what risk level Provide health surveillance for their employees where risks cannot

be eliminated

Consider alternative methods and job rotation

The risk assessment must be recorded by the employer and kept up to date


Reducing the Risk of Noise: What should workers do?

Report any signs of hearing damage immediately to their supervisor. Symptoms are:

Difficulty following a conversation, also on the phone The family often complains that the TV is too loud

Tinnitus (constant ringing, whistling or humming) in the ears may also be a sign

Use the right kind of ear protection: There is a wide variety of ear protection available Pick the one best suited to the applicable job Consider alternative methods

Consider alternative methods of doing the job, e. g. Diamond drilling instead of chiselling Direct fastening instead of drilling



Noise

Dust

Working at Height

Hand-arm Vibration


Falls from Height remain the biggest single cause of workplace deaths and one of the main causes of major injury

Hilti offers a comprehensive range of tried and trusted systems to you reduce your exposure to many of the risks of working at heights.

Reducing the Risk of Working at Height


Reducing the Risk of Working at Height with Hilti systems & solutions

Cordless power tools

DX pole tool

“twist and lock“installation channel assembly systems

Lasermeasuring and alignment tools


Hilti Professional Services: Reducing Key Areasof Risk

Noise

Dust

Working at Height

Hand-arm Vibration

Hilti Professional Services complement high quality products with the aim to support our customers business in reducing key areas of risk


Reducing Health & Safety Risks: Hilti Professional Services

Each repair is completed to the highest possible standard including a full safety check. This guarantees consistent high tool performance, low vibration values and the utmost of safety.

A fixed monthly charge covers all tool service and repair costs. That greatly simplifies your financial planning and makes tool fleet administration easier.

For your safety, convenience and peace of mind, this incudes: Loan tools in the event of a breakdown, encouraging

customers to return faulty or damaged tools and avoid working with potentially unsafe tools.

Tool Exchange At the end of the usage period each tool is replaced with the latest generation ensuring compliance with the latest safety standards.

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