Overview Of Industrial Injury

The term industrial illness refers to illnesses suffered by individuals as a direct result of their working environment, unlike injuries illnesses are less obvious and can develop over a sustained period of time.

If you suspect or have reason to believe that you are suffering from an industrial illness, this brief overview of common industrial related illnesses may prove beneficial. If you do suspect that you are suffering from an illness work related or not it is highly recommended that you visit a doctor.

Asbestos Asbestos disease is caused by inhaling asbestos fibers, which aggravate and scar a person’s lungs. Exposure to Asbestos can also trigger other serious conditions such as Mesothelioma, lung disease and pleural thickening and Fibrosis.

Work environments regularly linked to Asbestos disease are Asbestos plants, shipyards, heating and air conditioning firms, industrial chemical plants, schools, railway and electrical industries, chemical laboratories and building and construction. The disease can also indirectly affect individuals; workers in contact with Asbestos generally carried the fibers on the clothes, depositing them in their home and social environments.

You can claim compensation for an Asbestos related illness if you, a friend or family was in contact with Asbestos between 1950-1985.

Mesothelioma, Exposure to Asbestos fibers and dust can also cause Mesothelioma cancer, which affects the cells which cover the body’s internal organs. The Cancer usually takes 20 – 50 years to develop.

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) A person suffering from RSI usually suffers from pain in their muscles, nerves and tendons. The condition normally effects the upper parts of the body; the forearm, wrists, elbows,neck, hands and shoulders and is caused from repeatedly undertaking a particular task over a long period of time.

Vibration White Finger This illness is caused from prolonged exposure to cold weather, and from working with vibrating machinery; symptoms generally include tingling and numbness in fingers, and toes, or sometimes in the nose and ears. In a severe case, the fingers will start to turn white and numb, in extreme cases the sufferer can loose their fingers.

Tinnitus Tinnitus sufferers experience ringing, buzzing, humming or whistling noises in the ears and/or head with no external source, the noises vary in pitch, the location in the head can not always be directly pin pointed. generally caused from exposure to loud noise; factory workers working with loud machinery.

If you believe that you are suffering from an illness as a result of your working environment you are entitled to claim for compensation. Your employer will be covered by an insurance company, therefore you do not need to worry that your employer will be paying from there own pockets. By speaking out you will help to prevent the same illness affecting more in the future and help to improve your working environment.

Want to find out more about mesothelioma compensation, or think you may have an industrial deafness claim then Oliver & Co’s specialist solicitors can help.

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