Liability Risk and Insurance
Council fined over Hand Arm Vibration syndrome
A Merseyside council has been fined £25,000 after 29 employees were diagnosed with a Hand Arm Vibration syndrome between July
2005 and December 2009. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council after workers
in the Parks and Leisure Department were affected by Hand Arm Vibration syndrome.