• Occupational Illness
• Occupational Skin Disease
• Industrial Deafness
• Vibration White Finger VWF
• Respiratory Illness
• Asbestos Disease
• Repetitive Strain Injury RSI
• Pulmonary Disease COPD

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) affects tens of thousands of European workers every year. In most cases RSI is caused by failures of an employer who has effectively put workers into a hazardous situation without concern for their health and safety. We act on behalf of employees who suffer from repetitive strain injury and we are able to make an RSI compensation claim for injuries caused by the negligence of an employer. If you believe that your injury has been caused by dangerous working practices and that you have suffered as a result of the employer’s failure to provide a safe system of work you can contact our offices for a free assessment of your potential case. Our solicitors will advise you over the telephone about the viability of an RSI compensation claim and the likely amount of damages that may be awarded. Our advice from a qualified solicitor who specialises in personal injury compensation claims is without charge and without any further obligation.

Repetitive strain injury is caused by constantly repeated physical movements without adequate breaks of the type found on a production line. This type of work subjects small groups of muscles, nerves and tendons to the same repeated actions over and over again during a prolonged period. Rapid repetition does not allow time for recovery resulting in permanent damage to tissues which in advanced cases can be severe enough to seriously impact on work, social life and family relationships. Employers are required to carry out risk assessments for all hazardous procedures and should be able to identify those jobs at risk of RSI and thereafter to provide adequate rest breaks and spells with another employee. In addition employers are expected to provide proper training in the relevant procedures to ensure that employees are carrying out their work in the safest manner possible. Failure to do so will ensure that a negligent employer will be held liable to pay damages in an RSI compensation claim.

Repetitive strain injury is an umbrella term that covers a number of conditions as follows :-

• carpal tunnel syndrome
• tendonitis
• thoracic outlet syndrome
• trigger finger/thumb
• myofascial pain syndrome
• reflex sympathetic dystrophy
• bursitis
• tenosynovitis
• DeQuervain's syndrome

If you want to make an RSI compensation claim our personal injury solicitors can help you to preserve your legal right to compensation. We offer free consultations for advice to find out whether you have a good case, how to go about claiming and how much your compensation might be worth. We will give you clear unequivocal advice about your chances of success and the anticipated value of your claim. If after talking to us you decide not to take matters further you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged anything at all.

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