Health board fined £160,000 after employees diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome
A Welsh health board has been fined after three employees were diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). Powys Teaching Health Board required its employees to routinely operate handheld power tools such as lawn mowers, strimmers and hedge cutters without carrying out an assessment of the risks from exposure to vibration. There was no monitoring, … read more