Safe Work Australia Chief Executive Officer, Mr Rex Hoy, today officially launched the Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in Australia: overcoming barriers to effective noise control and hearing loss prevention publication at the Hearing Awareness Expo,run by the ACT Deafness Resource Centre.

Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in Australia: overcoming barriers to effective noise control and hearing loss

Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is a significant health and economic problem in
Australia. Between July 2002 and June 2007 there were about 16 500 successful workers’ compensation
claims for industrial deafness involving permanent impairment due to noise.