Industrial Deafness Claims
If you are suffering from loss of hearing as a result of your job, and you think your employer’s negligence was responsible for this, you may be eligible to make an industrial deafness claim. Industrial deafness claims can help alleviate any financial problems you have, such as loss of earnings because of your condition, and make coping with your injury far more comfortable.
Employee responsibilities
Where an employer has taken all reasonable steps to safeguard their employees, and an employee has sustained industrial deafness because they have chosen not to wear ear protection or carry out the safety procedures according to guidance given to them, the employee themselves may be at fault as they will have had the responsibility of carrying out the safety procedures they were taught to use. In this case, it may not be possible to claim industrial deafness compensation because the employer may not have been negligent.
Industrial deafness claims
Industrial deafness claims don't have to be stressful and time-consuming. If you want to make an industrial deafness claim, get in touch with us today and we will talk you through your claim and help you to decide what to do next according to your individual situation.
Where appropriate, we will put you in touch with a specialist solicitor who can deal with your claim for industrial deafness compensation on a no win no fee basis. The amount of industrial deafness compensation you are entitled to will vary according to the severity of your injury and the amount of money lost through loss of earnings and medical costs, for example.
If you choose to make an industrial deafness claim, you cannot legally be dismissed from your job as a result. In addition to this, you may cause your employer to implement safer working practices which prevent other employers from being affected in the same way.
