Vibration White Finger - Industrial Disease & Accidents at Work Compensation
If you have ever used vibrating tools in your working career you may have an element of Hand-arm vibration syndrome. You can only claim for Hand-arm vibration syndrome against your employer or former employer if you have used vibrating tools after 1975. This is the date that all employers were or should have been aware of the dangers posed to their employees who used vibrating tools.
It can result in symptoms of:
- Tingling in the fingers
- Numbness in the fingers
- Whiteness in the fingers
- Symptoms worsen when exposed to the cold
What is hand-arm vibration syndrome?
Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) causes symptoms in fingers, hands and arms caused by vibrating tools. It used to be called 'vibration white finger'. The name was changed to HAVS as other symptoms may occur in addition to white fingers.
Exposure to significant vibration
Can give rise to symptoms of tingling in the hands and aching in the wrists and muscles of the forearm. Further symptoms of numbness and lack of sensitivity of the fingers can also occur. The greater and more frequent the exposure, the more severe the symptoms will be. Attacks of whiteness at the tips of the fingers may occur when exposed to the cold which is caused by a restriction in the blood flow. When the blood supply returns the hands and fingers can then go red and be accompanied by painful tingling which can last for up to an hour.
Have you used vibrating tools in these industries?
- Steel workers
- Council workers
- Construction workers
- Road workers
- Forestry workers
Tools likely to cause vibration injury include
- Pneumatic drills and hammers
- Percussive tools e.g. riveting, caulking, fettling and swaging
- Grinders including pedestal and hand-held grinders
- Chain saws and other garden machinery
- Tampers and Needle Guns
- Sanders
- Power lawnmowers
- Pneumatic drills
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Hand arm vibration
Date Posted : 14/12/2009
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Hand arm vibration
Date Posted : 10/12/2009
thanks for the quick reply......
i havent worked for the present company for more than 2 years, but i have done the same job all my life for various different employers ???
Cheers
Steve
PS has anyone dealt with Help U claim?
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Hand arm vibration
Date Posted : 09/12/2009
Hi steve h
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome is the generic terms used to describe a variety of injuries incurred to the hands and arms caused through excessive exposure to vibrating tools. It's a relativley new term that has taken over (or trying to) from Vibration White Finger.
As for a possible claim: if you have worked for your company for 2 years or more in full time position. We would certainly be able to Help U.
Call us on 0800 118 5855. Our services are free and we can get you maximum compensation for your injuries.
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VWF
Date Posted : 09/12/2009
JT - i have just been diagnosed with HAVS ..... HAnd arm vibration i think it stands for .... do you know if this is the same as VWF and whether i can claim? ..... ill check the link you posted cheers steve
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Hand arm vibration
Date Posted : 09/12/2009
I have just been diagnosed with HAVS (I think thats right .....) is this the same as VWF and can i make a claim?
Cheers
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Families of Merseyside asbestos victims secure landmark court ruling
Date : 10 Mar 2011
TWO families have won groundbreaking legal claims to compensation for their Merseyside relatives’ exposure to asbestos.
In separate cases, relatives of Huyton mother-of-two Dianne Willmore and Eastham-based Enid Costello were awarded damages after convincing courts their deaths were related to “low level” asbestos exposure.
Last night, legal experts said the Supreme Court ruling could pave the way for similar claims nationwide.
Mrs Willmore, 49, was awarded £240,000 damages after convincing a High Court judge in July, 2009, that her time as a pupil at the former Bowring Comprehensive School, in Huyton, caused her incurable lung cancer.
Source : www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk
Link : http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2011/03/10/families-of-merseyside-asbestos-victims-secure-landmark-court-ruling-92534-28311231/
Virgin lounge masseuses sue airline after developing RSI
Date : 10 Mar 2011
Beauty therapists Jayne Evans, 40, and Michelle Hindmarch, 35, each developed chronic muscular strain – including pain in their shoulders, upper back and wrists – after giving intensive shiatsu massages at the airline’s Terminal 3 “Clubhouse” lounge at Heathrow.
Their barrister, Theodore Huckle, told the High Court that both women were “devastated” at being forced to abandon their careers as a result of their injuries.
Muscular aches and pains mean the women cannot carry out a range of household tasks including peeling carrots or “taking the Sunday roast out of the oven”, the court heard.
Mrs Evans, who still works for Virgin Atlantic on the administrative side, is seeking £327,000 compensation from the airline for exposing her to the risk of injury, while Mrs Hindmarch is claiming £235,000 in damages.
Source : www.telegraph.co.uk
Link : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8366027/Virgin-lounge-masseuses-sue-airline-after-developing-RSI.html
Company fined after exposing workers and the public to asbestos
Date : 08 Mar 2011
A refurbishment company has been fined after workers and the public were exposed to asbestos in a Leicestershire village
Shengxuan Company Ltd was converting a shop in Borough Street, Castle Donington, into a restaurant on 16 June 2010.
Part of the work involved converting an integral garage into a storeroom but in doing so, workers disturbed asbestos-containing materials. This was then put in a skip by the workers, who were unaware of its presence or its risks.
Source : www.hse.gov.uk
Link : http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-em-16111.htm