Police officers sue force over 'radio injuries'

Police officers are preparing to sue their own force over a series of illnesses they claim were caused by the radio system they use while out on patrol, Friday's 'Telegraph' reports.

The Telegraph says that the Lancashire Constabulary was the first in Britain to try out the Airwave network, designed specifically to have longer range and more capcaity to the emergency services and the military.

Nine years after its introduction scores of officers are claiming that radiation emissions from the system have caused them to suffer such ailments as nausea, headaches, stomach pains and skin rashes.

The local branch of the Police Federation has logged 176 individual complaints, and now senior officials at the police authority are seeking legal advice on how to deal with them.

They have already made budget changes to allow for “a contingent liability in respect of Airwave liability claims”.

Read the full Telegraph article by Nigel Bunyan at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6920973/
Police-officers-sue-force-over-radio-injuries.html

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