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Upper limb disorders (ULDs) affect the arms, from fingers to shoulder, and neck. They are often called repetitive strain injuries (RSI), cumulative trauma disorder or occupational overuse syndrome.
Employers’ Benefits when managing ULDs
If an employer actively addresses and assists their employee in managing their upper limb disorders, there are obvious benefits including increased efficiency in work, fewer sick days, lower staff turnover and retraining costs, reduced risk of litigation by the employee and lower compensation/insurance costs to the employer.
Upper Limb Disorders can be successfully managed at work by assessing the risk, introducing changes and improvements to work areas and tools/equipment that may cause ULDs.
If you feel there are risks of ULDs in the workplace, it is beneficial to actively collect early reports of any symptoms your employees may have, and address these as quickly as possible. This is commonly known as health monitoring in the workplace.
Upper Limb Disorders in the Workplace can be task-related or specific to one individual.
Early detection of any ULD issues in the workpace can determine how serious the injury becomes, as early detection and practical task changes or retraining on using certain repetitive machinery in a better way may alleviate or reduce the symptoms of ULDs dramatically.
The way the work is organised and managed can make a significant contribution to reducing the risk of ULDs as well as make them worse.
Workers may be more likely to suffer an upper limb problem if exposed to more than one risk factor.
What can I do if I am suffering from an Upper Limb Disorder (ULD)?Caused or made worse by work, some of the most common work related upper limb disorders seen in compensation claims include:
An upper limb disorder can be diagnosed as a work-related upper limb disorder if it can be proven that the injury was caused by a work related process or activity.
Types of occupations that are commonly associated with work related upper limb disorder include, but are not limited to:-
If you report your symtoms to your employer once work related upper limb disorder has been diagnosed by a physician, your employer can then make changes to your work conditions and/or work practices to alleviate and improve your symptoms.
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Shane Flynn, 35, owner of a Mullingar clinic, was convicted of sexual assault after inappropriately touching a client seeking back pain relief. The investigation also revealed 18 hours of footage showing Flynn secretly filming 35 women during massages, raising further concerns about his conduct and abuse of trust within his practice.
Naveed Rana, a Dublin taxi driver, was sentenced to five and a half years for the assault of an 18-year-old woman after a night out. The court heard how Rana took advantage of the victim’s trust, driving erratically and assaulting her before being apprehended due to her quick actions in reporting the incident to Gardaí.
Pat Murphy, a 34-year-old father, died after a ruptured artery went undiagnosed at Cork University Hospital. Despite suffering severe chest pains, he faced a nine-hour wait for a CT scan, delayed further by a malfunctioning machine. His family claims this delay contributed to his tragic death.
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