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SUMMARY:The At Work Partnership - Hand-Arm Vibration Syndr
 ome (HAVS) 2-day course and examination
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p><img al
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 6px\;" /></p>\n \n <h2 itemprop="headline"><b>The 
 At Work Partnership - Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome 
 (HAVS) 2-day course and examination</b></h2>\n \n 
 <p><strong>Day 1: Tuesday 20th October 2026 (Virtu
 al)\; Day 2: Friday 23rd October 2026 (Birmingham)
 </strong></p>\n \n <p>Enhance your expertise and c
 onfidence in the recognition\, diagnosis and manag
 ement of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) with T
 he At Work Partnership’s intensive two-day Certifi
 cate in HAVS course\, led by consultant in occupat
 ional medicine\, and a leading expert in hand–arm 
 vibration syndrome\, Dr Roger Cooke.</p>\n \n <p>D
 esigned specifically for occupational health profe
 ssionals\, this comprehensive programme provides a
  thorough understanding of health surveillance req
 uirements for workers exposed to hand-transmitted 
 vibration. Delegates will also explore best practi
 ce in the assessment\, diagnosis and ongoing manag
 ement of individuals affected by HAVS.</p>\n \n <p
 >Through expert-led learning and practical insight
 s\, delegates will gain an in-depth understanding 
 of the condition and the pivotal role occupational
  health plays in protecting workers and managing v
 ibration-related risks in the workplace. </p>\n \n
  <p>Over two days\, you will learn all aspects of 
 the syllabus for HAVS competence as defined by the
  FOM including:</p>\n \n <p>- Basic Principles<br 
 />\n - Legal background <br />\n - Workplace asses
 sment <br />\n - Health surveillance and clinical 
 assessment <br />\n - Occupational health action a
 nd advice</p>\n \n <p><br />\n The course will pro
 vide a comprehensive understanding of HAVS and the
  role of OH\, enabling qualified OH professionals 
 to clinically assess HAVS-related conditions and t
 o undertake health surveillance. The FOM examinati
 on will take place at the end of day 2 of the cour
 se.</p>\n \n <p><strong>Course tutors:</strong></p
 >\n \n <p><strong>Dr Roger Cooke\, </strong><em>th
 e course leader\, is a consultant in occupational 
 medicine\, and a leading expert in hand–arm vibrat
 ion syndrome</em>.</p>\n \n <p>Three other expert 
 tutors play an important role in the teaching on o
 ur HAVS courses:</p>\n \n <p><br />\n <strong>Andr
 ew Cooke\, </strong>clinical director at Clarity H
 ealthcare<br />\n <strong>Dr Susanna Gillibrand\,<
 /strong> independent consultant occupational physi
 cian <br />\n <strong>Dr Bernard Yew\, </strong>me
 dical director\, PAM Group</p>\n \n <p><b>Who is t
 he training designed for?</b></p>\n \n <p>This tra
 ining is designed for OH nurses and doctors\, who 
 want to improve their competence in HAVS and gain 
 the FOM certificate qualification. This course for
 ms part of The At Work Partnership’s series of HAV
 S courses aimed at providing high quality HAVS tra
 ining for various levels of experience. For beginn
 ers\, or those new to HAVS\, there is an introduct
 ory level course specifically for OH technicians a
 nd nurses which takes place each Spring\; for thos
 e who have already taken the 2-day course\, they a
 lso provide refresher courses every Autumn.</p>\n 
 \n <p><strong>Please view full course details\, in
 cluding the programme and the course brochure <a h
 ref="https://www.atworkpartnership.co.uk/conferenc
 e/certificate-in-hand-arm-vibration-syndrome-havs-
 two-day-course-oct-2026">here.</a></strong></p>\n 
 \n <p itemprop="headline">Don’t miss out on saving
 s:</p>\n \n <p>- Special early bird rates for plac
 es booked and paid before Friday 11th September – 
 save up to £20 + VAT!</p></body></html>
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n The At Work Partnership - Hand-Arm Vib
 ration Syndrome (HAVS) 2-day course and examinatio
 n\n \n \n Day 1: Tuesday 20th October 2026 (Virtua
 l)\; Day 2: Friday 23rd October 2026 (Birmingham)\
 n \n \n \n Enhance your expertise and confidence i
 n the recognition\, diagnosis and management of Ha
 nd-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) with The At Work 
 Partnership’s intensive two-day Certificate in HAV
 S course\, led by consultant in occupational medic
 ine\, and a leading expert in hand–arm vibration s
 yndrome\, Dr Roger Cooke.\n \n \n \n Designed spec
 ifically for occupational health professionals\, t
 his comprehensive programme provides a thorough un
 derstanding of health surveillance requirements fo
 r workers exposed to hand-transmitted vibration. D
 elegates will also explore best practice in the as
 sessment\, diagnosis and ongoing management of ind
 ividuals affected by HAVS.\n \n \n \n Through expe
 rt-led learning and practical insights\, delegates
  will gain an in-depth understanding of the condit
 ion and the pivotal role occupational health plays
  in protecting workers and managing vibration-rela
 ted risks in the workplace. \n \n \n \n Over two d
 ays\, you will learn all aspects of the syllabus f
 or HAVS competence as defined by the FOM including
 :\n \n \n \n - Basic Principles\n \n - Legal backg
 round \n \n - Workplace assessment \n \n - Health 
 surveillance and clinical assessment \n \n - Occup
 ational health action and advice\n \n \n \n \n \n 
 The course will provide a comprehensive understand
 ing of HAVS and the role of OH\, enabling qualifie
 d OH professionals to clinically assess HAVS-relat
 ed conditions and to undertake health surveillance
 . The FOM examination will take place at the end o
 f day 2 of the course.\n \n \n \n Course tutors:\n
  \n \n \n Dr Roger Cooke\, the course leader\, is 
 a consultant in occupational medicine\, and a lead
 ing expert in hand–arm vibration syndrome.\n \n \n
  \n Three other expert tutors play an important ro
 le in the teaching on our HAVS courses:\n \n \n \n
  \n \n Andrew Cooke\, clinical director at Clarity
  Healthcare\n \n Dr Susanna Gillibrand\, independe
 nt consultant occupational physician \n \n Dr Bern
 ard Yew\, medical director\, PAM Group\n \n \n \n 
 Who is the training designed for?\n \n \n \n This 
 training is designed for OH nurses and doctors\, w
 ho want to improve their competence in HAVS and ga
 in the FOM certificate qualification. This course 
 forms part of The At Work Partnership’s series of 
 HAVS courses aimed at providing high quality HAVS 
 training for various levels of experience. For beg
 inners\, or those new to HAVS\, there is an introd
 uctory level course specifically for OH technician
 s and nurses which takes place each Spring\; for t
 hose who have already taken the 2-day course\, the
 y also provide refresher courses every Autumn.\n \
 n \n \n Please view full course details\, includin
 g the programme and the course brochure here. (htt
 ps://www.atworkpartnership.co.uk/conference/certif
 icate-in-hand-arm-vibration-syndrome-havs-two-day-
 course-oct-2026)\n \n \n \n Don’t miss out on savi
 ngs:\n \n \n \n - Special early bird rates for pla
 ces booked and paid before Friday 11th September –
  save up to £20 + VAT!\n \n 
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