Today the need for a vibration management system to be put in place in an industry where safety is key has finally filtered down from the blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. An affordable vibration management system that targets the personal protective equipment market for hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
The vibration levels conducted from industrial tools are thought to be amongst the most dangerous if not controlled. The Curo system is able to quantify the daily exposure of, and therefore the risk to, each member of the workforce, enabling preventative action to be taken for those who are identified as being at risk. This enables pre-existing HAVS sufferers to continue work in a controlled environment where exposure levels are safely reduced, preventing further deterioration.
In addition to increasing productivity for pre-existing sufferers, the Curo measures vibration on trigger time rather than live vibration or ownership time. As a result, productivity is extended, making the necessity for time-consuming and unreliable manual paper methods obsolete.
The Curo can also prevent operators underestimating their exposure and prevent claims of overexposure, thus reducing an organisation's liabilities to litigation.
The Curo has on average a 16–18-month battery life. In order to maximise the efficiency and use of the product, the Curo can simply be reprogrammed time and again for a number of operators. The user-friendly approach created by the Curotec engineers ensures that no recharging is required. Operators can be issued with the Curo – which stores 30 days' worth of vibration exposure data – until the time when all data can be swiftly downloaded to a computer or laptop adding flexibility to data collection.
Master Tool Services has recently been appointed a UK distributor for Curotec Team Ltd, the manufacturer of this innovative system. Master claims that the system fits well into its range of services, complementing the existing HAV testing offer with an affordable and effective vibration management system.
