Industrial Deafness report

Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is a significant health and economic problem in Australia. Between July 2002 and June 2007 there were about 16 500 successful workers' compensation claims for industrial deafness involving permanent impairment due to noise. ..

Workcover Operational Instruction: Management of hearing loss claims

Noisy employment defeated the worker who had worked for the airline catering branch at Sydney Airport from 1987, including bringing carts to aircraft. The worker had support from ENT Drs Stylis and Scoppa. ..