You may not be familiar with the term and concept of industrial illness. The term refers to illnesses suffered by workers as a direct result of their working environment, unlike an injury; illnesses are less obvious and can develop over time.
If you believe that you are suffering from an industrial illness or any other illness, you will need to visit a doctor. Outlined below are a list and brief description of the most popular illnesses caused from working environments.
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.
The disease can also affect people whose friends or family have come into contact Asbestos. The fibers can be carried and then inhaled from workers clothes or hair.
If you were in contact with Asbestos between 1950-1985 you have the right to make a legal claim against exposure to Asbestos.
Mesothelioma, A result of exposure to Asbestos fibers and dust, Mesothelioma is a type of cancer. It generally takes 20 - 50 years to develop and affects the Mesothelioma cells that cover internal body organs.
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 have sustained an illness as a result of your working environment you should not be worried about claiming compensation from your employer, it is your companies responsibility to provide a safe working environment, by speaking out you will also help to prevent others suffering the same fate in the future.
If you believe that you are suffering from an industrial illness or any other illness, you will need to visit a doctor. Outlined below are a list and brief description of the most popular illnesses caused from working environments.
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.
The disease can also affect people whose friends or family have come into contact Asbestos. The fibers can be carried and then inhaled from workers clothes or hair.
If you were in contact with Asbestos between 1950-1985 you have the right to make a legal claim against exposure to Asbestos.
Mesothelioma, A result of exposure to Asbestos fibers and dust, Mesothelioma is a type of cancer. It generally takes 20 - 50 years to develop and affects the Mesothelioma cells that cover internal body organs.
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 have sustained an illness as a result of your working environment you should not be worried about claiming compensation from your employer, it is your companies responsibility to provide a safe working environment, by speaking out you will also help to prevent others suffering the same fate in the future.
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