Section 62-9-8 – No benefits where employee fails to regularly use employer-provided protection devices.
62-9-8. No benefits where employee fails to regularly use employer-provided protection devices. No compensation benefits are payable for occupational loss of hearing caused by excessive noise if the employee fails to regularly use the employer-provided protection device or devices which are capable of preventing loss of hearing from the particular excessive noise where the employee […]
Section 62-9-9 – What employer is liable for compensation–Duration of exposure required for compensability.
62-9-9. What employer is liable for compensation–Duration of exposure required for compensability. The employer liable for the compensation under this chapter is the employer in whose employment the employee was last exposed to excessive noise in this state during a period of ninety working days or parts thereof. No exposure during a period of less […]
Section 62-9-10 – Liability for pre-employment and nonoccupational losses–Loss prior to July 1, 1974.
62-9-10. Liability for pre-employment and nonoccupational losses–Loss prior to July 1, 1974. An employer is liable for the entire occupational hearing loss to which his employment has contributed; but, if previous deafness is established by a hearing test or other competent evidence, whether or not the employee was exposed to excessive noise within six months […]
Section 62-9-1 – Compensation for permanent occupational hearing loss.
62-9-1. Compensation for permanent occupational hearing loss. Permanent hearing loss caused by exposure to excessive occupational noise shall be compensated according to the terms and conditions of this chapter. Source: SL 1986, ch 427, §1.