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.
Section 62-9-2 – Definition of terms.
62-9-2. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1)”Occupational loss of hearing,” a permanent sensorineural loss of hearing caused by prolonged exposure to excessive noise in the working environment; (2)”Excessive noise,” sound in the working environment capable of producing occupational loss of hearing. Sound of an intensity of less than ninety decibels, “A […]
Section 62-9-3 – Calculation of hearing loss–What loss is compensable.
62-9-3. Calculation of hearing loss–What loss is compensable. The percentage of hearing loss shall be calculated as the average, in decibels, of the thresholds of hearing for the frequencies of five hundred, one thousand, two thousand and three thousand cycles per second. Pure tone air conduction audiometric instruments properly calibrated according to accepted national standards […]