Nottingham City Council's housing company fined £32k after workers diagnosed with health conditions - Nottinghamshire Live

Nottingham City Council's housing company fined £32k after workers diagnosed with health conditions - Nottinghamshire Live

It came after they were regularly exposed to vibrating tools such as drills

Social housing manager fined over £30,000 for failing to protect workers

Several cases of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) have been reported in a short span by workers at Nottingham City Homes Limited, a social housing management firm A HSE investigation saw the social housing manager fined £32,000 for failing to protect its workers. HAVS is a condition caused by prolonged and repeated exposure to vibrations, such as from vibrating tools, and consists of damage or disorder to nerves, blood supply, joints, and musc…

Company Fined after Workers Diagnosed with Vibration Related Illnesses

AN EAST MIDLANDS social housing provider has been fined after multiple workers were diagnosed with vibration related ill-health conditions such as Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched an investigation after it received more than ten reports of vibration related ill-health in a short period of time. The workers affected had until recently been employed by Nottingham City Homes Limited, an arms-length …