Reducing the Risk – Hilti as your preferred
partner for Health & Safety
Awareness Presentation
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Agenda
Hand-arm Vibration
Tool handling and selection
Alternative methods
Hilti Product Selector
Dust
Noise
Working at Height
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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
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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:
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Health & Safety: Four Key Areas of Risk
Hand-arm Vibration
Working at Height
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Dust
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Basics of Hand-Arm Vibration
Most handheld power tools transmit
vibration to the hands and arms. Over
exposure to vibration can result in HandArm 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.
All tools have a Vibration
Magnitude, which is measured in
m/s2 and must be monitored on a
daily basis by an employer.
Exposure Action Value (EAV: 2.5 m/s2):
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
 All vibration monitoring systems offer transparency to exposure to hand-arm vibration
with relation to EAV and ELV
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Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Tool Handling –
Drilling and Breaking
 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
 Just because it doesn’t shake,
it doesn’t mean that it won’t
work
 Let the tool do the work
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Hand-Arm Vibration
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Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Tool Handling –
Cutting & Grinding
 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
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Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Use the correct
consumables - drill bits designed for higher
speed
 Watch out for signs of wear and tear
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Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Use the correct
consumables - chisels with longer life and
optimum performance
 Longer and consistent performance chisels
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Reducing the Risk of HAVS by offering
alternative Methods
Conventional
method
Drilling
Breaking
Mechanical
Scabbling
Direct Fastening
Wire Sawing
Grinding
Alternative
Diamond coring
Light Duty Drilled
Fixings
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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
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Reducing the Risk of HAVS: Hilti’s unique
productivity-based Tool Selector
Productivity
figures
Noise level
Dust removal
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Consumable
HSE Points
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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
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Health & Safety: Key Areas of Risk
Hand-arm Vibration
Working at Height
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Dust
Noise
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Reducing the Risks of Dust
Types 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)
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Hilti DRS improves customer productivity
Inhalable Dust
[mg/m3]
no DRS
Respirable Dust
Tool
Lifetime
Application Speed
no DRS
no DRS
Cleaning
Effort
Consumable
Lifetime*
[mg/m3]
no DRS
Worker
Protection
no DRS
Longer
Lifetime
no DRS
Labour Time
Savings
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.
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Hilti DRS with a massive reduction of the
potentially hazardous dust
Inhalable Dust
[mg/m3]
Respirable Dust
[mg/m3]
527.8
107.8
0.58
no DRS
0.20
no DRS
Tests measurements performed by TÜV with DC SE-20 and VC 40-UM
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Harmonised dust removal systems must be
used at construction sites
no dust removal system
Inhalable
Dust
1000 mg/m³
9,2 kg
Respirable
Dust
220 mg/m³
Inhalable
Dust
3.6 mg/m³
DCH 180-SL
Slitting cable
channels in
concrete for 1 hr
120 g
Respirable
Dust
1 mg/m³
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.
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Hilti DRS has a positive impact on both tool and
consumable lifetime
Tool
Lifetime
Consumable
Lifetime
140 h
510 m
620 m
85 h
no DRS
Proven in multiple tests that
dust has a negative impact on
performance and lifetime on
brushes and electronics
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no DRS
Proven that DRS has a positive
impact on performance and
lifetime on consumables
Reason: Removal of old dust
particles and air stream cooling
improves life and speed
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Hilti DRS brings significant productivity gains
Application
Speed*
Cleaning
Effort
65 cm2/min
55 cm2/min
~15 kg
~70 g
no DRS
Proven that DRS has a positive
impact on performance and
lifetime on consumables
Reason: Removal of old dust
particles and air stream cooling
improves life and speed
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no DRS
Tests show: Total amount of
concrete dust in the surrounding
after 1h application is 15kg w/o
DRS and 70g with DRS (DC 20SE & VC 40-UM)
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Hilti provide a tool and a DRS solution for most
applications
Convertible
Drilling
Jig Sawing
Convertible
Drilling &
Breaking
Cutting &
Grinding
Integrated
Grinding
Cutting &
Slitting
Core Drilling
Sawing &
Sanding
DRS Accessories DRS Accessories
Vacs to complete
the system
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Hilti also offer “alternative methods”, when
combined with our DRS solutions we have the best
offer in the market
Alternative Methods
Alternative to Drilling and Anchor setting
DX
GX
Alternative to manual and breaker demolition
Wet Drilling
Wet Sawing
Vacs to complete
the system
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We offer our customer substantial productivity
gains with an unmatched offer
Why “Dust Free”?
Why Hilti?
 H&S
Worker
Protection
Increased
Lifetime
Labour Time
Savings
 Pure Comfort
Full
Systems
 Higher visibility
 Lifetime of power
tools
Broad
Offer
 Lifetime of
consumables
 Higher application
speed
 Less cleaning efforts
 Less breaks
Service and
competence
 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
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One last thought on dust…
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Health & Safety: Key Areas of Risk
Hand-arm Vibration
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Reducing the Risk of Noise
 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
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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
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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
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Health & Safety: Key Areas of Risk
Hand-arm Vibration
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Reducing the Risk of Working at Height
 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.
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Reducing the Risk of Working at Height with
Hilti systems & solutions
DX pole tool
Cordless
power tools
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Laser
measuring and
alignment tools
“twist and lock“
installation channel
assembly systems
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Hilti Professional Services: Reducing Key Areas
of Risk
Hand-arm Vibration
Dust
Working at Height
Noise
Hilti Professional Services complement high quality products with the aim to
support our customers business in reducing key areas of risk
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Reducing Health & Safety Risks: Hilti Professional
Services
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.
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.
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