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An industry, which employs a large number of people in the UK and can generate a variety of reasons for making a claim on deafness, is vehicle repair and servicing.
Garages, particularly small ones, may be a place of employment where safety rules are not always rigorously applied and individuals put their hearing at risk because they do not realise the likelihood of contracting work-related deafness or tinnitus.
Activities at a body shop dealing with major repairs on cars and other vehicles will generate a lot of noise from metal tools being used on metal components and, although there has been some automation of tasks in recent years, much of the work has to be completed by hand with the mechanic's head only a short distance away from the area of the task.
A paint sprayer powered by compressed air will generate quite a lot of noise and this will be accentuated if the painting is carried out in a confined area, putting the operator at further risk of hearing damage.
Other hand-held air-controlled tools can include sanders, drills and nut runners and, while these pieces of equipment may only be used for short periods, the noise created can be excessively loud.
Even regularly using an industrial vacuum cleaner to tidy the inside of the vehicle at the end of a service or prior to sale will produce enough noise to constitute a hazard, especially for anyone not wearing suitable ear protectors.
General engine servicing is not an especially noisy operation but tyre repairs and fitting requires the use of powered equipment and there are likely to be hydraulic lifts in use.
Some car mechanics dislike wearing ear protectors or earplugs, even when they are supplied, for several reasons. These can include discomfort, either because of poor fitting or lack of guidance in best usage, and a misapprehension that reducing the sound of the workplace will hamper their activities or put them at risk of an accident because they won't be able to hear an approaching vehicle.
They may also be unaware of the high incidence of noise induced hearing loss or the industrial deafness may be so gradual that they do not realise its cause.
With a wide variety of businesses and premises engaged in vehicle repairs, including many traders with only a few employees, there is a lack of safety training and awareness of the need for adequate equipment and monitoring in large parts of the industry.
Employers must do as much as they can to guard their workers from harm; not only providing and maintaining ear protection equipment, ensuring it is used correctly and at all relevant times but also updating health and safety knowledge with effective communication of the measures to both employees and members of the public who may enter the premises.
YouClaim can help with a claim on deafness
Noise induced hearing loss is the reason behind the greatest number of compensation claims made by employees for work-related illness and this debilitating condition is widespread across a number of industries, resulting in workers making a compensation claim for deafness.
Although this is a common personal injury case to be brought to the door of a lawyer, it is important for a sufferer to seek the services of an experienced specialist who will enable him to receive the highest payment possible where the condition has been caused by the actions or neglect of an employer.
YouClaim's solicitors have helped hundreds of victims of deafness so if you, or someone you know, has worked in a job which has caused hearing damage, we can act for you, often under the no win no fee system, meaning you will receive 100% of all compensation won for you.
Contacting us by email means you don't have to worry about speaking on the telephone if you prefer not, otherwise you can call and speak to one of our friendly, helpful legal staff on 0800 10 757 95.
