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We represent a national network of solicitors who specialise in personal injury compensation including industrial deafness claims. We offer you a risk-free, no win no fee claims process. You will not be required to fund your claim at any point and compensation will be paid in full, without deduction.

Industrial deafness was first described over a century ago in Britain. Workers in manufacturing such as boilermakers and employees in Lancashire's cotton mills, were exposed to noisy equipment which caused hearing loss. Exposure to such noise over time is detrimental to the ability to hear and can cause severe hearing loss and other conditions including tinnitus. The condition is untreatable and irreversible.

Hearing loss resulting from noise exposure can be avoided if employers comply with health and safety regulations and take sensible safety measures to protect employees. Compensation can be claimed if an employee suffers injury and can prove negligence by reason of failure to adhere to health and safety regulations. Compensation is directly proprtional to the extent of the industrial deafness and hearing loss.

More generally, hearing loss has a number of causes: old age, childhood illness, or changes in the ear incurred by repeated exposure to excessive noise. `Conductive' hearing loss is unrelated to noise exposure and is common; while `sensorineural' hearing loss is stimulated by inner ear damage as a consequence of noise exposure.

An Evoked Response Audiogram can detect the extent of the problem and whether it was caused as a result of noise exposure. The results of this objective test cannot be corrupted by the claimant.

The key legislation is the Noise at Work Regulations 1989, which details the responsibilities of employers:

• if employees are liable to be exposed to noise then a noise assessment must be carried out
• employers are obliged to reduce noise exposure to the minimal possible levels by limiting the time employees are vulnerable or by muffling it.
• an employer must provide hearing protection to employees if exposure is over 90dBA and is responsible for ensuring that it is correctly used
• Areas in which noise exposure is over 90dBA must be clearly marked as zones requiring mandatory ear protection
• where exposure is between 85dBA and 90dBA hearing protection must be provided to employees if they request it.
• employers must ensure employees are informed and instructed of the risks of noise exposure on hearing and advice on reducing this danger must be provided

Do yourself justice and use the helpline or complete the contact form and we will immediately put you in touch with a specialist solicitor who deals with hearing loss claims. If after talking to that solicitor you decide to proceed no further you will not be charged for any advice.