Industrial Deafness and Tinnitus Compensation Claims
Industrial deafness is the temporary or permanent loss of hearing as a result of long-term exposure to excessive noise in the workplace.
Certain working environments like construction sites operate at potentially hazardous noise levels and employees should be provided with suitable hearing protection to prevent industrial deafness or hearing loss claims.
The Noise at Work Regulation came into effect in 2005 to ensure workers’ hearing is protected from excessive and extreme noise exposure at work. Under the regulation, employers can be prosecuted if they fail to protect employees’ hearing when the work environment noise exceeds 85 decibels.
We can help with deafness claims in the brick industry and others, and will work hard to win you the compensation you deserve if your employer was negligent with regard to ensuring your work environment was safe.
Types of Industrial Deafness Claims
If you can’t hear sound as well as you should, you may be suffering from a form of industrial deafness.
Deafness, tinnitus or a loss of hearing can be caused by a number of things including a work accident, infection, and sudden very loud noises or working in noisy environments without ear protection.
Tinnitus often involves a ringing sound, hum or whine that is constant or comes and goes at intervals. The exact cause of this hearing impairment is unknown but is commonly linked with a sudden excessive noise, prolonged working in a noisy environment or working with noisy work tools without proper ear protection.
Difficult and stressful to live with, if you have tinnitus or hearing loss and have previously worked in a noisy workplace or with loud tools you may be entitled to industrial deafness compensation.
To make a hearing loss claim or tinnitus claim due to extreme workplace noise or poor hearing protection, our specialist industrial deafness solicitors are here to help and will work closely with you at every stage of the claims process and on a No Win No Fee basis.
Contact us on: 0800 998 1990 to begin your claim today.
