Whole Body Vibration Assessment Meter vib A8 with seat pad
Hand Arm Vibration Meter VibA8
Hand Arm Vibration Meter VibA8
Hand Arm Vibration Meter VibA8

VibA8 Vibration Meter with Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) Seatpad Sensor

Castle VibA8 with Seatpad Sensor

£3,574.00 excl. tax | £4,288.80 incl. tax

Monitoring whole-body vibration safeguards employees and the health and safety reputation of your business, potentially avoiding costly legal outcomes.
The Castle VibA8 vibration meter is fully compliant with the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 and makes Whole-Body Vibration Assessments simple and straightforward. Designed with the application and ease of use in mind the Castle VibA8 performs all the required calculations for you to make your exposure assessments accurately and efficiently.
Monitoring is crucial to prevent vibration induced health issues. Minimising exposure ensures worker safety, compliance with regulations and maintains productivity by mitigating the risk of long-term disabilities and work-related injuries.
The instrument is supplied with a detachable Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) seat-pad sensor with the flexibility of being able to add a tri-axial accelerometer for HAVS assessments at any time. Featuring an intuitive interface with real-time measurements the VibA8 delivers the ultimate practical solution to quantifying the vibration levels affecting your employees at your site.
    • Fully compliant with BS 8041:2017 and the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
    • Clear results in ms-2 together with Exposure Points and Maximum Exposure Allowed
    • Compatible with a detachable tri-axial accelerometer for HAVS assessments (sold separately)

 

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Description

Monitoring whole-body vibration safeguards employees and the health and safety reputation of your business, potentially avoiding costly legal outcomes.
The Castle VibA8 vibration meter is fully compliant with the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 and makes Whole-Body Vibration Assessments simple and straightforward. Designed with the application and ease of use in mind the Castle VibA8 performs all the required calculations for you to make your exposure assessments accurately and efficiently.
Monitoring is crucial to prevent vibration induced health issues. Minimising exposure ensures worker safety, compliance with regulations and maintains productivity by mitigating the risk of long-term disabilities and work-related injuries.
The instrument is supplied with a detachable Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) seat-pad sensor with the flexibility of being able to add a tri-axial accelerometer for HAVS assessments at any time. Featuring an intuitive interface with real-time measurements the VibA8 delivers the ultimate practical solution to quantifying the vibration levels affecting your employees at your site.
    • Fully compliant with BS 8041:2017 and the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
    • Clear results in ms-2 together with Exposure Points and Maximum Exposure Allowed
    • Compatible with a detachable tri-axial accelerometer for HAVS assessments (sold separately)

Measurements

Parameters Acceleration: Arms, Aeq, Amax, Peak, Vector Sum, A(8) Dominant Axis, VDV, HSE Exposure Points, EAV and ELV
Frequency Weighting Band limited weightings (Whb, Wdb, Wkb) are available via the calibration menu if required.
Vibration Mode                 Weightings Available
Hand Arm                               Wh, Whb
Whole Body                          Wd, Wk, Wdb, Wkb
Level Ranges Level Ranges Note: Bottom of ranges are quoted as RMS and top of ranges as Peak levels
Linear Operating Range 80 dB
Measurement Channels Three: Simultaneous X, Y, Z
Time History User selectable with a minimum integrating period of one second.  Flash memory storing approx. 4,000 files or
Maximum potential recording size containing approximately 13500 intervals and without any other files stored.

Applications

Whole-Body Vibration assessment for vehicles used in construction, quarrying, agricultural, maritime, railways and warehousing
Compliance with Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
Indispensable for research and development in seat design, bio-mechanics and product design ergonomics

Specifications

Applicable Standards Instrument Standards:
BS EN ISO 8041-1:2017 Human response to vibrationFor Compliance with:
ISO 2631:2018 Mechanical vibration and shock – Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration.
ISO 5349:2001 Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-transmitted vibration.
Transducers WBV Seatpad (KD1013) & Cable
HAVS Sensor (KD1012) (Optional)
Display 2.4” Full Colour TFT LCD with 240 x 320 pixels
Refresh rate = 500mS
Power Requirement Batteries: 3.6V to 6.4V
Alkaline Type AA 1.5V recommended
Typical life >10 Hours continuous recording use with Auto Dim feature enabled
USB: 4.9V to 5.1V @ 500mA
Dimensions 185mm (H) x 70mm (W) x 30mm (D)
Weight Weight: 265g approximately (including batteries)
Languages English UK, English US, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese Brazilian, Russian, Spanish, Dutch and Greek.
Case High Impact ABS plastic with membrane keypad
Memory support Max number of files stored is approximately 4080 without any other file stored that uses Time History.
Connectors Input: 7 Pin Lemo Socket   Download: USB Micro B (Cable Supplied)
Environmental Operating: -10 to + 50°C
Up to 90% RH Non-Condensing

Whats in the box

Castle VibA8 Triaxial Vibration Meter (instrument only)
Whole-Body Seat Pad Sensor
Grey Boot
System case for VibA8 and Whole-Body Seat Pad
VibData LITE Software
Quick Start Guide

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