This is about my friend so I don't have all the information, but any guidance would be helpful.
He has been with his employer for nearly 4 years (UK) doing a manual sort of job including welding in a factory. It was a new factory. Over the past year DF has got increasingly unwell. Started with stomach issues. Then rashes. Then hands shaking. As symptoms lessen when he's off work he believes that small work faults are to blame. After the employer refused to sort an external H&S check, someone else reported anonymously to the health and safety executive who came.
Apparently all sorts of faults were found and they have a month to sort them all, including replacing a flammable floor! It'll be massively expensive.
In the meantime DF has been seen by various hospital consultants. He's got some sort of metal poisoning, hearing issues caused by bad ear defenders and RSI plus other things. The employer are paying for private treatment for some of these.
DF is finding this all very stressful which makes some of the issues worse. He's had a lot of time off sick with sick notes. Sometimes work send him home too. They have now suggested it'll be better for him if he resigns. His manager is not helpful and doesn't agree that the workplace is to blame. Today DF spent 6 hours doing the same repetitive motion because manager wouldn't let him do anything else. He could barely drive home but didn't feel up to another argument with manager. Higher bosses know what's going on.
Sorry for the essay. Mumsnet has been so helpful to me, I wondered if anyone had any advice I could pass on. There's no union and it's a small team. When he feels well (and manager is off) he actually loves the job.