Vibration White Finger (VWF) / Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
EAD's industrial disease solicitors have a great deal of
experience dealing with vibration white finger claims and have come
to understand the syndrome because of this.
Vibration white finger and hand arm vibration syndrome are two
phrases used to describe the same thing - the effect of exposure to
excessive vibration on your hands and fingers.
Symptoms of vibration white fingerinclude fingers going white to
certain points such as finger pad, first or second knuckle and
numbness and tingling of hands and fingers. Sometimes you may
suffer from finger whiteness without the numbness and tingling and
sometimes you may suffer from numbness and tingling without finger
whiteness.
The condition can affect your grip and ability to perform simple
tasks such as tying of shoelaces or doing up buttons. This loss of
function can have a devastating effect on your job and personal
life, which is why making a vibration white finger claim can make a
huge difference to the quality of sufferers' lives.
Often the greater the exposure to vibration the worse your
symptoms will be, which has a direct impact when making a vibration
white finger claim. Usually by the time your employer places you on
restrictions of vibration it is too late. The vibration can come
from hand held or operated tools such as jackhammers, stilh saws,
angle and pencil grinders, fettlers, chainsaws, lathes and many
more besides.
If you have VWF or HAVS and it is due to the job you have done,
our industrial disease solicitors will
be able to advise on whether you can make a vibration white finger
claim.