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This event has been cancelled due to Covid Alert Level restrictions

Jason Johnstone is a 49-year-old male with hand-arm vibration syndrome.

Jason worked with power tools and machinery for most of his working life and developed the injury called hand-arm vibration.

Like all workers in New Zealand, he had no idea that the tools and machinery he used daily would slowly but surely damage his hands and fingers overtime. Sure, he had known about pitch point, cuts, electric shocks, and all the other common injuries relating to tools and machinery use, but the vibration no.

In 2015 he lost his employment due to his injury. Medical advice says do not go back to using power tools or machinery because the injury will only get worse. However, it is the only option available to most...

New Zealand health and safety has this grey area when it comes to vibration within the workplace and how to measure and monitor.

Jason's journey has led him to develop Vibration Action. “I love educating people about the dangers of vibration and the human cost. I am living proof.”

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Tait Communication

245 Wooldridge Road
Burnside
Christchurch
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