Keywords: Tews Engineering, HAVS, vibration, fine, health and safety, hse, Bill Leonard,

Firm ignored vibration symptoms

Prosecutions and Claims |
08.08.2008

An engineering firm that failed to protect an employee from vibration risks even after he told them he was suffering symptoms of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) has been fined more than £10,000.

Bill Leonard complained to the HSE about his excessive use of vibrating tools at Tews E ...

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