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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Land Rover fined for ignoring risks  Land Rover has been fined after it was judged to have ignored risks that could have led to a workplace accident compensation claim. The vehicle manufacturer was prosecuted after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation revealed failings relating to the use of vibrating hand tools. Following two cases of Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) reported at its Solihull plant, the HSE discovered that there was a lack of assessment and management of risk. Once a health surveillance regime was put in place, more cases of HAVS emerged, with a total of ten employees thought to have suffered ill health from the use of the tools. Land Rover was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £60,606 in costs after it pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety guidelines. HSE inspector Gareth Langston said: "Land Rover had systematically failed to assess and manage the risk arising from using these tools. "Some employees were found to be using vibrating hand tools for periods of time far in excess of the recommended limits." According to the HSE, vibration can be the cause of significant ill health, including painful and disabling disorders of the blood vessels, nerves and joints. Although preventable, the damage caused by HAVS is permanent. Posted by Paul Stevens 
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