VWF exposure and date of knowledge of risks

The claimant was employed from 1982 as a motor fitter, and in 1999 he noticed symptoms of vibration white finger (VWF) and was awarded £4,780 in damages, with the Judge ruling that his employer’s date of knowledge of the dangers of exposing its employees to excessive amounts of vibration was 1975, when the British Standards Institution (BSI) published a guidance note.