VWF. Vibration White Finger Compensation Claim?
Compensation for upper arm VWF and HAVS.
Used vibrating tools at work?
Compensation for VWF?
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome. Raynaud's Syndrome. Raynaud's Phenomona.
Hand, finger hand VWF injury due to using vibrating tools in the workplace.
Vibration White Finger (VWF) or Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is caused by using vibrating tools for a long period of time. Such conditions can be caused by drilling machines, road breakers, whacker plates, rotating tools, pneumatic drills, all types of compression tools, electric saws, chain saws, hammer guns grinders, percussive tools and the like.
Vibration White Finger (VWF) is the most commonly prescribed disease under the Industrial Injuries Disability Benefit.
Other disorders may also be caused by vibration. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), is thought to arise in part from entrapment or compression of nerves in the wrist which could stem from vibration. CTS caused by hand-held vibrating tools was made a prescribed disease from April 1993
Employers are duty bound to ensure that employees using such equipment have sufficient breaks to allow rest and to avoid the symptoms of VWF.
Click here to go to the Control of Vibration ar Work Regulation 2005.
Click here to go to the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation 1998.
Those suffering from exposure to vibration white finger will experience the blanching of fingers, loss of dexterity, tingling in finger tips and throbbing pain in fingers and hands. Excessive use of vibration tools causes damage to the blood vessles in the fingers and hands.
We deal with all types of vibration white finger compensation claims.
Click here to go to the Health & Safety Executive website for VWF Vibration White Finger.
Click here to go to the raynauds.org.uk leaflet on VWF Vibration White Finger symptoms and the Stockholm Scale explained.
Click here to go to Wikipedia site about VWF Vibration White Finger.
Even if you have had a number of different employees during your working career, we can still advise and help you claim compensation for VWF. Vibration White Finger can manifest itself in a number of different ways.
We can advise you immediately on how to pursue a claim for personal injury once your doctors has diagnosed the condition. Wherever you live in the UK, we can deal with your personal injury compensation claim for injury in the workplace.
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