The impairment is reduced to exclude any hearing loss caused outside queensland or when the worker was self employed if applicable.
Hearing loss compensation table qld.
How is eligibility determined.
Legal and enduring guardians.
Accidents caused by negligence duty of care accident and injury negligence causation and damage defences to a negligence action claims by dependants of a person killed.
5 is deducted because there is no entitlement for compensation for this proportion of hearing loss due to the natural reduction of a person s hearing throughout their lifespan.
As a result australians working in factories the building industry mining industry and other noisy workplaces were rarely provided with ear protection and hundreds of thousands of people have subsequently incurred occupational hearing loss.
Until recent times the damage caused by working in noisy environments was not fully appreciated by many companies.
The amount of compensation for hearing loss you may be eligible for depends on a range of factors including the level of hearing loss and the deemed date of injury.
Understanding your rights is the first step to accessing compensation.
Noise in workshops warehouses heavy vehicles and worksites can cause permanent hearing damage.
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Once you have hearing loss there is no cure.