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One of the forms of employment prone to industrial deafness is circular saw operation, and it is for this reason that reduced-noise blades are recommended by the Health and Safety Executive.
This recommendation does not mean that workshops should immediately replace all blades for fear of tinnitus and acoustic shock affecting their workforces; simply that, when blades are replaced, it is good management of risk to look into quieter blades unless there is a strong reason why this is impossible. If it is impossible, of course, protection against industrial hearing loss should be provided by the employer.
Saw blades without noise-reduction technology operate at dangerous levels of noise, and there is more than one method of reducing this. One example is the 'sandwich' technique in which two blades are bonded together with a 'damping' film between, which serves to reduce the vibration (and therefore the noise) given out by the composite blade; another is the laser-cut approach, which leads to less vibration being caused in the first place.
Each approach has its benefits, but the material that is to be cut with the sawblade may affect decision making. For example, the sandwich approach is recommended for cutting plastic, while the laser-cut blades are suggested for work with aluminium.
If a hearing loss claim were able to show that a workshop had not protected its employees appropriately from the noise of the saws, either by improving the blades or providing ear protectors, that workshop may well be held liable for compensation purposes.
Industrial deafness and personal injury solicitors
If you have suffered hearing loss or tinnitus as a result of your work, you may well be eligible to consider a compensation claim - and here at YouClaim you can find the expert no win, no fee solicitors able to help you claim the damages you deserve on an entirely free basis.
From your first contact with our knowledgeable advisors to the conclusion of your claim, we ensure that there are no costs or fees charged to our client, whether the case is won or lost, and we undertake to pass 100 percent compensation awarded in a won hearing loss claim to you. We take no cut, and charge our fees in a won case to the opposing side.
We use only expert UK personal injury solicitors, governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, to handle cases, and have developed a near-unrivalled record of winning for our clients. If you'd like to find out how we can help you in your industrial deafness case, please contact us on 0800 10 757 95, through our claim form, or over an echat connection. We'll strive to secure you the compensation you deserve.
