Advance your approach to HAV monitoring and management
ISO TS 2270 will mark a shift from tool-based to person-based HAV measurement, which dramatically improves relevancy in exposure monitoring, facilitates more immediate intervention, drives more proactive and effective HAVS management and supports regulatory compliance
- Identify ISO-aligned solutions
- Achieve regulatory compliance
- Identify real-world worker and tool risk-drivers
Achieve compliance with on-person vibration monitoring
ISO TS 22270 will define the essential requirements that a wearable product must meet to be considered suitable for monitoring hand-arm vibration (HAV) directly on the person, rather than on the tool. It will help organisations to adopt a worker-focussed approach to risk assessment and to develop more effective risk management plans.
- Practical, unobtrusive risk assessment
- Comprehensive worker engagement
- Automatic data collection
Eliminate guesswork from your HAV risk management
It will help adopt a proactive, data-driven approach to HAV management that sheds light into critical factors which are known to influence worker exposure to vibration. Collect accurate, reliable, data that provides detailed insight into usage patterns, trends and hotspots and variability between workers and applications.
- Automatically collect real-time, personalised data
- Transform data into actionable intelligence
- Implement controls that actually work
Meeting the requirements of ISO TS 22270
ISO TS 22270 will identifiythe core components and performance characteristics that any system must include to be considered suitable for supporting the activities needed to comply with legal obligations to manage exposure to HAV in the workplace. Not all wearables actually produce suitable data to inform HAV risk management activities.
| ISO TS 22270 requirements | The R-Link system | |
| Transducer Orientation | The transducer within R-Link captures acceleration magnitude data in three axis configured to align with ISO 5349-1:2001. | |
| Vibration Transmission Characteristics | The transducer within R-Link captures acceleration magnitude data in three axis configured to align with ISO 5349-1:2001. A combined transmissibility correction algorithm and frequency weighting function is applied to each axis frequency coefficient independently prior to taking an RMS vibration. The transfer function accounts for vibration attenuation from the tool gripping zone to the measurement location by incorporating predetermined transmissibility values for each axis across the required frequency range before applying the ISO 5349-1:2001 frequency weighting | |
| Self-checks | R-Link performs an internal system check each time the devise is restarted from a power down position. The self check confirms the functionality of the transducer and signal processing systems. The self-test features checks both electronic and mechanical functionality without needing to apply a physical calibration signal. | |
| Validation Against relevant ISO Standards | The R-Link has demonstrated its ability to estimate handle vibration per ISO 5349-1:2001 through comparative measurements against ISO 5349-1:2001 using ISO 8041-1:2017 instruments. Testing covered a range of representative inputs including continuous machines including but not limited to rotary tools (drills and grinders), impactive tools (breakers and hammers) and gasoline powered tools (chainsaws & mowers) in real-world operational conditions rather than laboratory environments. Documentation included tested machines, measurement locations, and statistical analysis (mean/standard deviation) of ISO 5349-1:2001 reference results, on-body measurements, and their differences. |
ISO TS 22270 FAQs
No. ISO TS 22270 will supplement ISO 5349 by providing a more practical measurement methodology which can be readily applied within the workplace. ISO TS 22270 remains consistent with ISO 5349 on the relative importance of duration and magnitude of vibration exposure.
Yes. A device fully compliant with ISO TS 22270 must include the frequency weighting curve of ISO 5349.
Using a monitor compliant to ISO TS 22270 supports Regulatory compliance, but it does not guarantee it. Compliance with the Regulations requires that HAV exposure is assessed suitably and sufficiently, and reduced as low as reasonably practicable. Using a monitor compliant to ISO TS 22270 will provide a suitable assessment. As a duty holder, your responsibility is to use the monitor sufficiently to develop and implement controls that reduce risk as low as reasonably practicable.
ISO TS 22270 will require manufacturers to define any limitations of the monitor to measure HAV exposure, for example: tools with signifi cant high frequency vibrations, such as dentist drills. Where an ISO TS 22270 monitor is not suitable, and there is no other credible source of vibration data, then a skilled technician could use the methodology of ISO 5349 to measure HAV with an instrument compliant with ISO 8041.
ISO TS 22270 compliant on-person vibration monitors provide real-time, personalised data on individual workers’ risk from exposure to HAV. They dramatically increase the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of your exposure monitoring, support better risk management, and help you achieve regulatory compliance.
There is no requirement for manufacturers or retailers to state whether their HAV monitors meet the requirements of ISO TS 22270. Before deciding about which solution to adopt and implement, you should inquire as to whether the technology is ISO TS 22270 compliant asking for specifics on what accelerometer technology is used to measure vibration and how the measurement is adjusted for the transmissibility to the measurement point. Finally, is the provider impacted by the patent referenced within the standard.