Claim against an employer for noise-induced hearing loss due to exposure to excessive noise while working on construction sites
Produced in partnership with Tom Pacey of 12 King's Bench Walk
PrecedentsClaim against an employer for noise-induced hearing loss due to exposure to excessive noise while working on construction sites
Produced in partnership with Tom Pacey of 12 King's Bench Walk
PrecedentsClaim No. [insert number]
In the County Court at [insert location]
Between
[Insert Claimant’s name] Claimant
and
[Insert defendant name] Defendant
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PARTICULARS OF CLAIM
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1
This is a claim for damages for Noise-induced hearing loss.
2
The Defendant employed the Claimant as a [insert job title] from [insert date] to [insert date].
3
In the course of [his OR her] employment with the Defendant the Claimant was persistently exposed to dangerously high levels of noise in the high 90s dB(A) LEP,d, in the following circumstances:
(a)
The Claimant worked on big building projects, such as hotels and bus stations.
(b)
[He OR She] used power tools such as drills, electric planers and circular saws on a daily basis. [He OR She] used drills for at least [insert number] hours a day and circular saws for [insert number] hours a day.
(c)
[He OR She] used the drills to drill into concrete and steel. Two cement mixers were in constant operation.
(d)
While
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