The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Control of Vibration at Work) Regulations 2007 No. 3077

Exposure limit values and exposure action values U.K.

5.—(1) For hand-arm vibration—

(a) the daily exposure limit value standardised to an eight hour reference period is 5 m/s²; and

(b) the daily exposure action value standardised to an eight hour reference period is 2.5 m/s².

(2) For whole body vibration—

(a) the daily exposure limit value standardised to an eight hour reference period is 1.15 m/s² ; and

(b) the daily exposure action value standardised to an eight hour reference period is 0.5 m/s².

(3) Daily exposure shall be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule.