Reducing the Amount of Workers Compensation Claims

The sound of heavy machinery can be deafening.In an attempt to offset the deafening sounds of the
Hearing loss claims for workers compensation quiteindustrial engines scientists have developed active
literally are attributed to loud manufacturing machinesnoise cancellation devices that essentially counteract
that have to be shouted over in order to communicate.the unwanted noise by means to emitting low
Industrial engines comprise of much of the hearing lossfrequency tones that are in opposition to the tome and
claims as workers are exposed to eight hours of thefrequency of the unwanted noise. The resulting
deafening sound of machines that over the course ofharmonic balance of the two sound waves cancel
a few months can cause permanent hearing damage.each other out and the noise levels of the machinery
Large diesel engines on ships and submarines alsoare reduced dramatically. The addition of active noise
contribute the problem of hearing loss as docancellation products to existing equipment is making a
manufacturing facilities and industrial factories. A fewtremendous difference to the workers that are
claims for worker compensation are filed from theexposed to the daily sound of their workstations. If
construction site, but the majority of hearing loss claimsincorporated during the assembly of industrial machines
are filed by workers that have been forced to workthe active noise cancellation equipment has been
next to machines and engines inside plants andproven to eliminate most of the engine noise of the
factories where extremely loud noises reverberatemachinery, thereby greatly reducing the number
against walls and ceilings that echo and amplify theworkers compensation claims filed for hearing loss and
sounds of heavy equipment being used in thesaving millions of dollars in claims.
manufacturing process.