New research estimates that 300,000 employees in the UK have advanced symptoms of Vibration White Finger and more than 600,000 users of hand-held or hand-guided power tools are at increased risk.
Vibration white finger is an industrial injury which mostly affects those using hand-held vibrating tools such as chainsaws, concrete breakers, disc cutters, sanders and more. The condition is also known as hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) as the condition can easily affect the rest of the arm and it is also a secondary form of…
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