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Montevideo, November 23rd 2024 - 18:13 UTC

Tag: Coastguard Agency

  • Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 08:20 UTC

    New guidance published to mitigate serious injury on small vessels

    Waves are the biggest cause of WBV and RS injuries

    The United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency has published new guidance on mitigating the risk of serious injury from whole-body vibration on small vessels. Whole Body Vibration (WBV) and Repeated Shock (RS) injuries are a known issue of travelling on small vessels at high speeds. When they occur, they can be life-changing or even fatal.