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The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985, Schedule 1
UK Parliament, legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives), 1985
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- What it is
- The UK list of industrial diseases for which a worker can claim Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit. Entry A12 covers carpal tunnel syndrome caused by hand-held powered vibrating tools, or by repeated wrist movement at work.
- How much weight it carries
- The official statute text, with amendments shown on legislation.gov.uk. The entries have been amended several times, so check the version currently in force before relying on the exact wording.
Facts taken from this source
- UK prescribed disease A12 covers carpal tunnel syndrome from using hand-held powered tools whose internal parts vibrate, judged at the time the symptoms first develop.
“The use, at the time the symptoms first develop, of hand-held powered tools whose internal parts vibrate so as to transmit that vibration to the hand” (Schedule 1, prescribed disease A12, paragraph (a))
- The second route in UK prescribed disease A12 is repeated palmar flexion and dorsiflexion of the wrist for at least 20 hours a week, for at least 12 months in the 24 months before symptoms begin, with repeated meaning once or more every 30 seconds.
“repeated palmar flexion and dorsiflexion of the wrist for at least 20 hours per week for a period or periods amounting in aggregate to at least 12 months in the 24 months prior to the onset of symptoms” (Schedule 1, prescribed disease A12, paragraph (b))