October 2nd, 2009
A man from Barrow-in-Furness is to be paid compensation after using a vibrating tool at work left him with a permanent injury.
John Sides, 44, was an employee at cleaning products manufacturer Robert McBride and had been using a grinder to remove paint from a floor, the Workplace Law Network reports.
After using the equipment for two days, Mr Sides began to suffer problems with his shoulder and now has permanent symptoms associated with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
He took legal action against the company because he had not been given any training on how to use the grinder and because his injuries have left him unable to do his decorating job properly.
Robert McBride admitted negligence and agreed to a compensation payout of £17,500.
Spokesman for the trade union GMB Tom Brennan said: "Had his employer taken more care to give him training on how to use the tool correctly to minimise vibration, this accident could have been avoided."
Last month, GP Martin Scurr said in an article for the Daily Mail that anyone who has developed work-related HAVS should look into making a compensation claim because it is a recognised industrial disease.
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October 9th, 2008
A man who was exposed to asbestos at work has secured a compensation payout as a result.
The victim, who did not wish to be named, was exposed to the deadly building material while working in shipyards in Barrow-in-Furness as a lagger from 1951 to 1961.
He was diagnosed with fatal mesothelioma in April this year and launched legal action against his former employers, Millers Insulation, Turner & Newalls and Vickers Shipyard.
Consequently, the man has now been paid £70,000 to compensate him for not being protected from asbestos, the Workplace Law Network reports.
His daughter said: "It was important to dad to get his case settled quickly so that he could benefit from the compensation. He is relieved that this has been done and that his former employers were made to accept responsibility for his illness."
Exposure to asbestos has been recognised as a health hazard since the early 1900s, although many workers were exposed to the substance decades after this.
If a person can prove they were exposed to asbestos as a result of negligence, they may be able to make a claim for compensation as a result.
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