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Mr. H of Stalybridge was a former Weaver for W. M. Christy & Sons, for nearly 7 years, between the years of 1975 and 1988. He is now 51 years old and suffers with hearing loss, which was caused by excessive noise at work.
Mrs Brown wins £1500 payout after working as a quilt weaver at John Ainscow & Co Ltd of Bolton, causing her to lose some of her hearing.
The most common occupational health problem, especially in the manufacturing industries is industrial deafness. It is easy to identify, not very difficult to measure, and is in most cases, controllable.
Mr. Walayet of Oldham worked for Courtaulds Limited for nearly 12 years. He worked in Lilac Mill, Dee Mill, Maple Mill and Premier Mill, where he was exposed to excessive noise, whilst employed as a Doffer and a BD Spinner.
We know that city centre roads are busy, noisy places. But behind tightly rolled up car windows, noise levels may be barely audible, even more so when masked by air rushing past when speeding along urban main routes and motorways.
