Your ears are at ris
15th June 1979, Page 20
15th June 1979
Page 20
Page 20, 15th June 1979
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Keywords :
Otology, Truck, Hearing Impairment, Road Transport, Sion, Switzerland, Disaster / Accident
DEAFNESS in lorry driver an industrial injury, says a Transport and Gene Workers Union official.
Road transport commerc group secretary Jack Ashw says that cab noise is a pr cipal cause of deafness, and to press for an inquiry by t Health and Safety Comm sion.
Door seals deteriora quickly and let unacceptat noise levels build up inside t cab. Deafness can devel( over a period of time, but t] regulations on vehicle noi control only external noi and not that experienced 1 the driver at the wheel, sa Mr Ashwell.
Drivers whose hearir suffers are entitled to cor pensation, he added.