Castle Group Ltd

New from Castle Group Ltd, 'Tool-Timer' is the latest product to help companies overcome some of the problems associated with the measurement of Hand-Arm Vibration. The proposed new UK 'Control of Vibration at Work' Regulations, which must be in force by February 2005, require the assessment of daily vibration exposure to employees. To do this involves the assessment of ‘Trigger-Time‘ and this is what the 'Tool-Timer' is designed to automatically measure.

The measurement of the vibration levels from hand-held power tools is now a fairly well prescribed process and can be carried out with reasonable repeatability. The problem still remains, however with the observation of ‘trigger-time’ and this can lead to large errors in a risk assessment. This is where the ‘Tool-Timer’ comes into its own. Simply connect the device in-line with the air or electricity supply and the built-in timer will give you the actual operation time of the tool.

Traditionally, you would have to rely on asking an operator how long they use a tool for. Alternatively, and to overcome the problems associated with this, you would have to get onto the shop floor with a stop-watch! The ‘Tool-Timer eliminates the need for this and, as a result, can lead to huge time-savings as well as greatly improved accuracy.

Built to withstand the rigours of almost any industrial setting, the 'Tool-Timer' is simple to use and does not impede the use of the power tools being assessed. Used in conjunction with a Castle GA2001 Hand-Arm Vibration meter, the resulting daily exposure figure will be given directly on the screen avoiding the need for any 'head-scratching' calculations.