Calls for action over vibrating tools after £3,000 payout

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• Thompsons Solicitors

UNISON, the UK's leading public sector union, is calling for urgent action to protect workers from Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) after securing £3000 compensation for Joseph Beale, a council worker from Bridgend.

A Freedom of Information request to Bridgend County Borough Council found that more than forty staff had developed a similar condition working at the council. Despite evidence proving that monitoring the time workers spend on vibrating tools or providing them with anti-vi... (323 more words)

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