The safety & health of the professional is something we take very seriously at HiKOKI. On this page, you'll find accurate and user-friendly information for everyone concerned with the effects of vibration on power tool users. It also includes information about the new Power Tools range of low vibration power tools. We call this range, UVP, or User Vibration Protection. UVP again demonstrates Power Tool's commitment to innovation and technology for user comfort and protection combined with maximum performance. If you have any questions, please get in touch using our contact form.
For an overview of all the technologies that contribute to our machines being the safest and most reliable power tools on the market, take a look at our Technologies page.
The European Physical Agents (Vibration) Directive 2002/44/EC took effect from July 2005 and has been implemented as law across all EU member states. The directive seeks to protect workers from the harmful effects of vibration by placing a duty of care on employers to minimise the risk.
Vibration exposure is measured in terms of acceleration. The unit of acceleration is m/s2. The measurement must be tri-axial and should be calculated according to standard EN60745 for electric power tools. All power tools have a measured vibration value and once known, this value can be converted into trigger-time to allow the worker to calculate how long the tool should be used for.
For example, the new DH40MEY low vibration rotary hammer has a measured tri-axial vibration of 8.3 m/s2. This tool can be used continuously for 2 hours and 54 minutes to reach the exposure limit value (ELV) of 5.0 m/s2(8) . Note this time is known as 'trigger-time' and represents the total use time for the tool not including stoppages. You should add any stoppages to this time such as lunch breaks or non-tool work and preparation to calculate the maximum job time for using the tool.
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Managing directors authorised to represent the company:
Peter Vullinghs, Tatsuya Sugawara
Metabo-Allee 1
D-72622 Nürtingen
Tel.: +49 (7022) 72 0
info@hikoki-powertools.eu
Registry court: Local court Stuttgart
Registry number: HRB 784357
Ust-ID-Nr.: DE317466483
Responsible for the content in terms of § 18 MStV:
Peter Vullinghs, Nadine Lillich
Metabo-Allee 1
D-72622 Nürtingen
marketing@hikoki-powertools.eu
Notice pursuant to § 36 Consumer Dispute Settlement Act (VSBG)
Koki Holdings Europe GmbH is in principle not willing and not obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
Consumer information pursuant to Regulation EU No. 524/2013
The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (OS). You can find the platform at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/
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Use of the website www.hikoki-powertools.eu/, referred to as the HiKOKI website, is subject to the user’s agreement to the following terms and conditions of use. Please read these terms and conditions of use carefully. By accessing, using or logging on to the HiKOKI website, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out in these Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions of Use, or if you do not wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, do not access the HiKOKI website or use or download any information, data, documents or representations from the HiKOKI website. Any violation of the Terms and Conditions of Use or of any legal provisions on the HiKOKI website will automatically result in the withdrawal of your authorisation for further use, and will place you under obligation to destroy all materials obtained from the HiKOKI website.
Koki Holdings Europe GmbH, referred to as KOKI, reserves the right to update or modify these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time without prior notice. Your use of the HiKOKI website following any such revision takes for granted that you consent to being bound by the Terms and Conditions of Use as modified. We therefore ask that you review the Terms and Conditions of Use each time you visit the HiKOKI website. This agreement was last updated on April 11th, 2022.
The Terms and Conditions of Use apply to the HiKOKI website unless special agreements (e.g. separate agreements, conditions of participation in chats, forums or competitions, etc.) are provided for. In such a case, the special agreements have precedence over these Terms and Conditions of Use.
The content of the HiKOKI website is created with the greatest possible care. However, KOKI does not guarantee the accuracy, complete nature and up-to-date quality of the content provided. Use of the content of the HiKOKI website applies at the user’s own risk. Contributions identified by name reflect the opinion of the respective author and not always the opinion of KOKI. Mere use of the HiKOKI website does not constitute any contractual relationship between the user and KOKI.
The HiKOKI website contains links to third-party websites (hereinafter referred to as “external links”). They are intended to exclusively provide quick access to information and simplify the search for external content. The external links are subject to the exclusive liability of the respective operators. KOKI checks the external content for possible legal violations when the external links are first created. At that time, no legal violations were apparent. KOKI exerts no influence whatsoever on the current and future design or on the contents of the external links and their correctness The inclusion of external links does not imply that KOKI adopts the content behind the reference or link as its own. KOKI reviews the design and content of external links at regular intervals. Upon discovery and/or knowledge of legal violations, such external links shall be deleted immediately.
The content published on the HiKOKI website are subject to German copyright and ancillary copyright law. Any use of the content not permitted by German copyright and ancillary copyright law is subject to the prior written consent of KOKI or the respective rights holder. This applies, in particular, to the copying, editing, translation, storage, processing or reproduction of content in databases or other electronic media and systems. Third-party content and rights are marked as such. Unauthorised reproduction or transmission of individual contents or complete pages is not permitted and is punishable by law. Only the creation of copies and downloads for personal, private and non-commercial use is permitted.
All trademarks on the HIKOKI website are protected by trademark law unless otherwise stated. This applies, in particular, to HIKOKI trademarks, company and product logos.
Data - including personal data - of the user are processed in the course of using the HiKOKI website. Details are regulated in more detail in the separate “Privacy Policy”.
Insofar as special terms and conditions for individual use of this website vary from the present conditions, this will be expressly stated at the appropriate place. In this case, the special terms of use take precedence in the respective individual case.
KOKI does not accept any liability whatsoever for any kind of damage (in particular for positive damage, loss of expected profits, expenses incurred in vain, data damage, loss of data, loss of business, claims under the law of enrichment, costs arising from legal advice and the drawing up of contracts, etc.) arising from the use of the HiKOKI website. ), which are caused by use of the HiKOKI website, the temporary or permanent impossibility of using this website (downtime), the limited availability of the website or the content on it, incorrect presentation of content, presentation of third-party content or presentation of hyperlinks on the HiKOKI website. KOKI shall not be liable in any way whatsoever for damage to or destruction of hardware, software and other data caused by the use of the HiKOKI website or its content.
The HiKOKI website is operated by the company Koki Holdings Europe GmbH, Metabo-Allee 1, D-72622 Nürtingen, Germany. The HiKOKI website and the content reproduced on it may be accessed and used worldwide, unless expressly restricted to a specific group of persons.
KOKI accepts no liability whatsoever for the content provided on the HiKOKI website from the perspective of other legal systems and relevant statutory provisions of other legal systems. Use of the HiKOKI website and the content reproduced on it in countries other than Germany is the sole responsibility of the user. Responsibility for compliance with relevant legal provisions of other jurisdictions lies exclusively with the user.
Use of the HiKOKI website is subject to German law to the exclusion of German international private law and the UN Sales Law.
KOKI reserves the right to modify and update these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time without prior notice. The current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use has binding force and is marked with the date of the last update.
Status: February 2022
