Manufacturing Sector Glossary

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noun a plural form of the word 'hav', which means sea or ocean in Swedish

  • HAVS stands for Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome, a condition caused by prolonged exposure to vibrating tools.
  • I heard that using power tools for too long can give you HAVS, so be careful.
  • My hands are vibrating like crazy after using that jackhammer all day, must be getting HAVS.
  • The constant buzzing of my phone gave me a sort of digital HAVS, I needed a break from all the notifications.