CES Toolbox Talks Tuesday: Good Vibrations
CES Toolbox Talks Tuesday: Good Vibrations
Hand-Arm Vibration
The Beach Boys were all about the good vibrations. And what about those vibrating gadgets that people stand/lie/pose on at the gym (and no doubt will be in their droves now it’s the new year), another source of good vibrations that apparently will give us a six-pack! Unfortunately, the vibrations aren’t always those good ones in our industry with Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome putting nearly 2 million people at risk. This week’s Toolbox Talk Tuesday is all about the effects and sources of hand-arm vibration and what we can do to prevent it.
In a world where we can connect with anyone anywhere in the world; we’ve come to expect that we can do anything anywhere. Much of this is down to the wonder of the World Wide Web; google maps help us find our way to that weird location to pick up your Facebook Marketplace collection (another internet phenomenon that’s taken off big time) or maybe we’ll book an Uber, Whatsapp means we can send those enviable holiday snaps to THE WHOLE family in one hit and the delights of Amazon Prime mean I’m now on first name terms with the local delivery driver (should probably offer him tea and a biscuit next time he’s over!) Our tools are no different in terms of us wanting to use them anywhere at anytime with no restrictions. I mean, take a look at this house. An architect somewhere had some ambitious ideas and the poor builders, plasterers and renderers were expected to pull it off; you have to admit, it does look pretty spectacular! With all this in mind, this week’s Toolbox Talk is all about Portable, Hand-held Electric Tools. We work these machines hard and expect them, like our phones to do anything anywhere so we need to look after them!
There's is one place that at this time of year that is working overtime. Somewhere the power tools are being used to the max, sparks are flying, wood dust is billowing and good 'Elf and safety standards are most definitely needed. I am of course talking about Santa's workshop! It would definitely be in Santa and the elves interests to pay attention to this week's Toolbox Talk Tuesday all about abrasive wheels.
