Construction company Peter Duffy Ltd has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £3,919 in costs for safety breaches after multiple employees were diagnosed with hand arm vibration (HAVS).
Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard that the company reported seven cases of HAVS (previously known as white finger) between November 2016 and August 2018. All of the workers involved had been carrying out ground works involving vibrating tools. Many of them had been working in the industry for more than 20 years.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that in 2016 the company contracted a new occupational health provider to replace its existing one. The diagnosis of the workers’ conditions resulted from this change – prior to the new company taking over the contract, there was no suitable health surveillance in place to identify HAVS.
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