Council fined after 15 workers develop irreversible hand-arm vibration syndrome
A council has admitted breaching health and safety standards after 15 road workers developed irreversible hand-arm vibration syndrome.
Manchester Crown Court heard how in February 2019 the Health and Safety Executive received a report from the council relating to the diagnosis of a case of the condition in an employee.An investigation later found the council had not accurately recorded workers levels of exposure to vibration, had not acted promptly to reduce or stop exposure levels when symptoms were reported, and also failed to send reports of diagnoses to HSE, as required under the improvement notice.
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