by Mercury Legal Online | Nov 29, 2017 | Causes, News
We’ve all been stuck in a traffic jam behind an old digger slowly bumping along the road, but how many of us thought about the risks the drivers could be putting themselves at by spending long periods of time in such machines? Older tractors and diggers were designed...
by Mercury Legal Online | Nov 15, 2017 | Compensation, News, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Health Surveillance is one of the best ways for employers to monitor the wellbeing of their workforce and to ensure that the work they carry out is not having an ill effect on their health. By monitoring the developments of any injuries or illnesses, employers have...
by mercuryadmin | Jul 26, 2017 | News, Symptoms, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
A new survey has shown that nearly three quarters of office workers regularly suffer from aches and pains that are caused by their jobs. Of the 2,000 employees surveyed, 43% said that they suffered from eye-strain and 32% that they experienced severe headaches....
by mercuryadmin | Mar 21, 2017 | Causes, News, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
As technology becomes a bigger part of our lives, we need to ensure that the machines we use to make life easier do not themselves become destructive to our health. The Health and Safety DSE Regulations 1992 apply to any employers whose workers regularly use Display...
by mercuryadmin | Jan 10, 2017 | Causes, News, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
A truck company in South Wales has been fined £50,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £15,000 after 21 of its workers were diagnosed with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard how the Health and Safety Executive’s investigation into...
by mercuryadmin | Jan 4, 2017 | Causes, News, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
British Airways PLC; Britain’s national airline, has been prosecuted and fined for failing to protect workers from the risks of developing Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome. Paisley Sheriffs Court heard how workers at the company’s Glasgow workshops frequently had to use...
