Your Work and Your Health
Noise - Reporting work-related illness
Noise induced hearing loss is not reportable to HSE under Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR). However, in very rare cases where high explosion cause injuries requiring hospitalisation greater than 24 hours, will need reporting to RIDDOR. A list of reportable occupational diseases can be found at www.riddor.gov.uk/diseases.html.
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