BT Deafness Compensation 

If you’ve suffered hearing loss due to poor working conditions at BT, you could be able to claim BT Deafness compensation. 

There have been several industrial deafness cases in Great Britain over the past decade. However, in reason years, there has been an increase in cases against the telecommunications company British Telecom (BT). 

If you believe that your employer has failed to keep you safe while working at BT, you could be able to claim compensation. To find out how much compensation you could be eligible to claim, contact First Personal Injury today. 

To assess your claim, contact us on 0333 358 2345 or online. 

Causes of BT Deafness 

There are many different reasons why an engineer could potentially suffer hearing loss while at their job. Both former and current BT engineers have reported hearing loss problems due to unsafe practices and poor working conditions. However, these specific issues have most commonly been reported to cause hearing loss: 

• Working closely with kango hammers, jackhammers, pole erection units or mole ploughs without being provided with proper personal protective hearing equipment. 
• Having to work in unsafe noise conditions, such as working with high noise levels while using telephone sets. 
• The use of unsafe tone sets.
• The use of unsafe equipment in the workplace, such as old and outdated headsets.

If you believe that you have suffered from hearing loss due to employer negligence, you could be able to claim BT deafness compensation. To find out how much compensation you can claim, contact First Personal Injury today.

Employer Responsibility 

All employers have a responsibility to protect the health and safety of their employees while they are in the workplace. BT is no exception to this rule. If BT has failed to safeguard your hearing while in the workplace, you could claim BT deafness compensation.  

In regard to hearing protection, employers need to follow The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. These regulations include suggestions that employers should: 

• Provide training to all employees so that they know the proper health and safety procedures to follow to complete their job role in a successful yet safe manner.  
• Provide personal protective equipment (PPE), such as properly working headsets, to help protect the hearing of their employees in the workplace.
• Complete risk assessments on the work environment and work-related equipment to ensure that there are no health and safety risks. 

If you believe that your hearing loss or deafness has been caused by negligence on the part of BT to follow health and safety guidelines, you could be able to claim BT deafness compensation. To find out whether or not you can claim, you should contact First Personal Injury today.  

 BT Deafness Compensation

 There are multiple different complications that you could experience. The amount of medical negligence compensation that you are awarded is therefore unique to each specific case. The amount of medical negligence compensation that you are awarded will be determined by two categories: general damages and special damages. 

 General Damages 

General damages refer to the physical and emotional damage caused by your injuries or illness. In the simplest terms, it refers to compensation for pain and suffering. In a hearing loss case, this will refer to the extent of your hearing loss and the pain and suffering that the negligence has caused you. This type of compensation also covers any losses of amenity, aka a decrease in your ability to function, that has arisen from the injuries sustained in an accident. To view estimates for personal injury types, visit our compensation calculator. 

 Special Damages 

Special damages compensation refers to compensation that covers the financial losses and expenses incurred as a result of an accident or medical negligence. Special damages could help to reclaim a loss of income if you have been unable to work due to your hearing loss. Similarly, if you have had to pay to go to a medical appointment or if you had to pay to travel to a medical appointment, you could be able to claim these medical costs back. 

 Making Personal Injury Claims 

If you have suffered a personal injury, you may be entitled to receive compensation. First Personal Injury are available to assist you and ensure that you win the compensation that you deserve.   

Contact our specialist team to begin the process, either by phone on 0333 358 2345 or through our online form.