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In all industrial sectors noise-induced hearing loss is consistently the occupational disease which sees the largest occurrences of compensation claims. It accounts for approximately 75 percent of all occupational disease claims and deafness from factory work remains a prolific cause of hearing loss amongst workers.
Textile factories and deafness
The textile industry is recognised as one manufacturing sector where required machinery can produce high and excessive noise levels. Certain processes such as weaving and Worsted preparation using gilling machines can produce noise levels in excess of 95 decibels.
The noise level at which it is recommended that hearing protection is worn is 85 decibels. It is compulsory for employers to provide hearing protection if noise levels reach or exceed 90 decibels.
Under section 5 (1) of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, an employer whose business is liable to expose employees to noise at or above recommended exposure values must make suitable and sufficient risk assessment to ensure the health and safety of those employees. The risk assessment must identify measures which need to be taken to meet the Regulation's requirements.
The Textiles Industry Advisory Committee has worked with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to secure the commitment of employers and employees to improve the use of hearing protection in the industry so as to reduce the numbers of claims made as a result of deafness from factory work.
Claiming compensation for deafness from factory work
If you are suffering from noise-induced hearing loss as a result of factory processes and you believe you were not given adequate training or hearing protection by your employer, you may be eligible to make a no win, no fee compensation claim with YouClaim.
Here at YouClaim we are dedicated to addressing your civil right to compensation if a safe working environment has not been provided. We believe that employers who do not protect their workforce should be held accountable for the hardships they have caused and that damages should, where appropriate, be paid.
Our 100 percent compensation guarantee means that in a won case you will receive every penny awarded to you - we never take a cut. Further, in both successful and unsuccessful cases we protect you from all legal fees and disbursements - even those of the other party - and you can rest assured our service for a deafness from factory work claim will be totally cost free.
Contact us today
You can speak to one of our friendly yet knowledgeable advisors by calling our free and confidential helpline on 0800 10 757 95 or we can always call you back at a time to suit you.
Alternatively, you may wish to fill in our online claim form giving us brief details of your factory deafness claim and then one of our personal injury solicitors will look into the details of before we discuss going ahead with the claim.
