Module 5: Legislation: Hearing Loss and Compensation Lecture - Fine Tuning Our Practical Approach To The New Hearing Conservation Legislation (Continued)

RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER:

Employee:

It is the duty of the employee to:

• report incident within 12 months (with medical reports).

Employer:

The employer has to fill in the following

• WCl 1 (E) - Report of occupational disease.
• WCl 14 - Notice of an occupational disease.
• OD2 - Industrial Hearing Loss Exposure Form.

The following supporting documentation has to be provided by the employer:

• the history of the employee,
• the period of exposure,
• the daily duration of exposure,
• whether the employee is still exposed,
• when was the employee last exposed,
• the noise levels dBA,
• the baseline audiogram,
• 2 diagnostic audiograms,
• a copy of the employee’s ID.

Duties of OHMP/ENT:

They must submit, via employer:

• WCl 22 (First & Final Report)
• Medical reports (all other causes excluded).

Administrative challenge:

The following information needed for each employee:

• Surname, Names, ID, DOB, age, Clock #.
• Employer (code), department (Code).
• Date of employment.
• Current & Previous Noise levels and Exposure (dates).
• Hearing Protection (Y/N/Sometimes) - since when?
• Medication (ototoxic).
• Colds, Allergies, Wax.
• Family history.
• Head injury.
• Ear discharge / infections.
• Previous diseases (TB, meningitis, etc.).
• Tinnitus.
• Military Service; Hobbies.
• Physical Examination.
• Baseline audiometric data and PLH.
• Current hearing threshold levels and PLH.
• Difference between baseline & current - relevant comments.
• Details of actions.
• Names and codes of OHMP, audiologist.
• Medical Reports.
• Archive old audios (40 years).
• New Noise Level (noise zones, levels, exposure).