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LOSS (NIHL)
SISA PRESENTATION
DECEMBER 2007
Ototoxicity
Exposure to chemicals containing ototoxins
? – shooter
- tumor
= 21.2%
= 16.8% (using L levels for R)
Calculation of percentage hearing loss (PHL)
Deductions from PHL (cont’d)
2. Non-sensorineural hearing loss
= 61.7 % = 16.9%
Deductions from PHL (cont’d)
3. Age related hearing loss (presbyacusis)
= 23.8% (40yo),
= 18.9 (70yo)
Other possible deductions
4. Pre-employment hearing loss and Congenital hearing loss
Comcare 5%.
Seacare 10%
VIC 10%
NSW 6% binaural loss
SA 5%
WA 10% (Above baseline hearing loss previously
assessed)
QLD 5%
TAS 5% binaural loss
NT 5% whole person impairment (percentage of loss of whole body)
Percentage of Total 24 22 21 19
Disease Claims
Percentage of Total 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.2
Disease and Injury
Claims
The highest number of claims are made by: Labourers and related workers, 33%
Tradespersons and related workers, 30% Intermediate production & transport
workers (plant or machine operators or transport drivers),25%
Statistics of NHIL claims
The average cost of workers compensation claims for NIHL in
2001/2 was calculated to be $6711.
ITC: Moderate
BTE: Moderate-Severe