Nutie Health Blog

If you have worked in a noisy environment for any length of time and find that you have to turn the volume on your television up or cannot follow a conversation where there is background noise you may suffer form noise induced hearing loss. When considering if you are now or were previously exposed to excessive levels of noise at work the simplest way is consider whether you have/had to raise your voice to carryout a normal conversation 2 metres away from your colleague. If so it is likely that you have been exposed to excessive levels of noise.In pursuing a claim for workplace noise induced hearing loss, there are many complex issues which need to be considered. Firstly it must be established that an employer has exposed an employee to negligent levels of noise. The lower exposure action level is 80dB(A) and the upper exposure action level is 85dB(A). At 80dB(A) your employer should provide hearing protection upon request and provide training and information on how to use this correctly. At 85db(A) an employer must provide hearing protection, enforce its use when required and supply sufficient training and information upon its use.

If you suspect that you have noise induced hearing loss you should consider the hearing loss claim. You can use the help from a hearing loss lawyer. Get to the heart of your legal problem in your initial appointment with your hearing loss attorney. Hopefully at the end of the appointment a plan of action is in place.