Mr R was exposed to excessive levels of noise, whilst working for Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, for a period of over 7 years. Mr R has been employed as a refuse and recycling loader, based at the Green Lane site in Heywood, Lancashire. During this time, he has been exposed to excessive noise daily, from the refuse and recycling wagons. In particular, the noise of refuse and recycling materials hitting the metal wagon wells and then being crushed.

During Mr R’s employment, he was not provided with hearing protection until recently and therefore, most of the damage had already been done. Mr R now suffers from mild noise induced hearing loss and mild noise related tinnitus, which was confirmed when WE Solicitors arranged a medical assessment of his hearing condition. This was presented to the defendants, as part of the evidence, to support Mr R’s claim.

Some of Mr R’s noise exposure could not be claimed for, as his period of employment was only for several months and was therefore too short to claim for.

Despite this, WE Solicitors were able to negotiate an out of court settlement of £5,000.00 for Mr R, avoiding the need for court proceedings. Mr R is very pleased with the outcome and thanked us for our efforts and co-operation throughout the case.