Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)

Whole-body vibration (WBV) is associated mostly with low back pain and mainly affects drivers of vehicles used off-road, such as dumpers, excavators and tractors (see also page 112 on the HSE’s Back Injury Risks in Driving or BIRD Tool).

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