Deafness is one of
the major industrial illnesses caused by poor work
environment and negligence from the employer to create
a healthy and risk-free workplace. The effect of
deafness on the personal and social life of the victim
is vast and no amount of compensation can suffice
as a deafness claim. But to have the guilty party
bear a part of that responsibility and to try to
resume a normal life, the victim can file a deafness
claim. The deafness claim will not merely cover all
the medical expenses but will also try to compensate
for the mental anguish suffered by the victim.
A deafness claim can be made when the work environment includes high levels of
noise that can result in loss of hearing, or deafness.
Only workers in the following industries – shipbuilding
and boilermaking used to apply for Deafness Claim.
But the law now accepts that any kind of noise over
a certain level can gradually result in deafness
and awards Deafness Claim for such employees as well.
Of course deafness
can occur for other reasons but it is now possible
by medical testing to positively identify the extent
of hearing loss and whether it is noise induced and
thereby help settle a deafness claim accordingly.
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