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RSI Settlement
RSI Settlement
Compensation totalling £10,000 is to be paid to
30 poultry production workers at Beatrice
International Foods of Lincoln who suffer from
repetitive strain injury caused by handling
birds. Out of court settlements from £2,000 to
£8,500 were agreed
IntMedJ 2004;34(7):416-419
IntMedJ 2004;34(7):416-419
‘Repetitive strain injuries: has the
Australian epidemic burnt out?”
Awerbuch (2004)
CommHlthStud 1988;12(3):348-
CommHlthStud 1988;12(3):348-
358
358
‘The arguments about RSI: an
examination’
Brammer G, Martin B (1988)
Extent of problem (UK)
Extent of problem (UK)
Musculo-skeletal problems:
0.5 million workers affected in the UK
Increase of >50,000 affected since 2001/02
2nd most common cause of sickness absence in
many industries in the UK
HSE: Self-reported work-related illness survey
Extent of problem (UK)
Extent of problem (UK)
For upper limb (and neck)
5 million working days lost
average of 3 weeks lost time per person
HSE: Self-reported work-related illness survey
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