Summary
In short
- A tool vibration register is a register used in KnowHealth that holds the vibration magnitude and trigger time limits for every vibrating tool in use. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.6.1.2 and forms part of the Occupational Health Surveillance programme.
- Maintained by engineering with safety. Manufacturer figures measured in laboratory conditions understate real exposure, so measured values are preferred.
- The template holds 44 fields across 6 sections, with tools repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is records complete, where high is good.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Tool register, HAV assessment.
What it is
What it is
What is a tool vibration register?
A tool vibration register is a register used in KnowHealth that holds the vibration magnitude and trigger time limits for every vibrating tool in use. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.6.1.2 and forms part of the Occupational Health Surveillance programme.
When is a tool vibration register completed?
A tool vibration register is completed once at set up, then whenever an entry is added, changed or retired. Maintained by engineering with safety.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This register is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this register covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form TVR-2026-000
- You are running the Occupational Health Surveillance programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links tool register, hav assessment
Not for
- Hand Arm Vibration Assessment, which assesses exposure to vibrating tools against daily exposure action and limit values.
- Whole Body Vibration Assessment, which assesses vibration exposure from driving forklifts, trucks and mobile plant, including seat condition and surface quality.
- Vibration Health Surveillance Record, which records tiered health surveillance for vibration exposed workers, from questionnaire through to clinical assessment.
- Anything outside KnowHealth, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the tool vibration register template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001 cl.6.1.2. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the tool vibration register contain?+
There are 6 sections: header, register quality, maintenance link, tools, related records, outcome. Together they hold 44 fields, 38 of which are required.
How often is a tool vibration register raised?+
A new record is raised once at set up, then whenever an entry is added, changed or retired. Each one is given an ID in the form TVR-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the tool vibration register belong to?+
It is part of Occupational Health Surveillance. A monitoring plan per exposure group, with surveillance findings feeding back into the controls.
How is a tool vibration register scored?+
Scoring is records complete. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the tool vibration register template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the tool vibration register library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowHealth — employee wellbeing. Exposure monitoring, health surveillance, case management and return to work.
Meet KnowHealth→Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization