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Road and highway workers are counted among the UK occupations that have the highest rates of industrial deafness.
Highway workers regularly use noisy machinery such as road drills, jackhammers and compressors, machines that can easily exceed 90db in volume.
Having suitable protective equipment and detailed risk assessments is the only defence these workers have against industrial deafness. Where employers fail to provide this, it is always possible that they will face both prosecution and no win, no fee compensation claims.
One successful no win, no fee claimant comments on his experience, "I have worked on the highways for more than 30 years. During the early days we were not provided with ear defenders or protection.
"I first realised I had a problem with my hearing when my wife mentioned it to me. The GP said there was no doubt my deafness was caused by my work.
"We were never warned that we might become deaf as a result of our work and, when UNISON suggested that I take action I decided I would, as I felt cheated of my proper hearing.
"The council knew about the risks and could have done something about it."
Indeed it was this man's successful claim that led to UNISON renewing its call for better hearing-related health and safety in UK workplaces.
Hope Daley, UNISON's National Health and Safety officer, commented, "We welcome Mr Y's compensation, as once a worker loses their hearing it's gone forever.
"This lasting disability has a major effect on their lives, as they try to adapt to work, family, and a social life without hearing and have to develop new ways of communicating.
"More than 1 million employees in Great Britain are exposed to noise that puts their hearing at risk and, in 2007/08, an estimated 21 000 individuals were suffering hearing problems, which they believed to be work-related.
"Employers have a legal duty to prevent this from happening. Damage to hearing from exposure to loud noise at work is preventable and the risks can be controlled by the good management of health and safety."
No win, no fee hearing loss claims
Only a person who has experienced hearing loss can know the just how much of an impact it can have on quality of life.
For some people hearing loss will be the result of other factors, however, for those who have sustained it as a result of excessive noise in the workplace it is possible to claim compensation.
Ear defenders and risk assessments are essential to protecting the hearing of workers in noisy environments, if these have not been provided or have been provided in substandard condition, it is very likely that you will have strong grounds for a claim.
The solicitors on our panel have an excellent success rate and run a cost free service.
Win or lose, you are guaranteed protection from all possible costs, fees and disbursements associated with your industrial deafness claim.
Additionally, we never take a cut - delivering all our successful clients 100 percent of the compensation awarded them.
If you would like to make a claim with one of our Solicitors Regulation Authority governed solicitors, chat online, fill out a claim form or call us, on 0800 10 757 95.
