BT engineer claims for tinnitus and deafness
10th August 2010
CWU Legal Services is encouraging any BT engineers who suffer
from tinnitus and deafness and who have used oscillators and
amplifier tone sets supplied by BT to contact the union. It appears
that many BT engineers have been negligently exposed to high noise
whilst using this equipment and may be eligible for compensation.
Compensation claims tend to be successful where the engineer
used the green or a combination of the green and yellow tone sets,
whereas BT dispute liability where the engineer used only the
yellow or blue sets. If you have used the green and/or yellow
and/or blue tone sets and now suffer from tinnitus or are hard of
hearing you may well be entitled to claim compensation. The average
award is in the region of £7,000.but can be significantly
higher in certain cases.
A number of these claims are currently being litigated in the
Cardiff County Court and the Court has asked the solicitors
concerned to consider whether a Group Litigation Order would be
appropriate.
If a Group Litigation Order is imposed there would be a cut off
date for registering new claims. CWU is therefore encouraging any
members who are potentially affected to register a claim via the
freephone CWU helpline: 0800 8046674 (lines open
Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm. One of our solicitors will contact you
within 48 hours).
Tony Rupa, Head of CWU Legal Services, said: "It is
important that you register a claim today so that we can ensure
that your claim is dealt with now and within any time limits that
may be set by the Court.
"If you have any questions about your eligibility to make a
claim, please contact the helpline directly and one of our advisers
will help you."
CWU Legal Services Scheme is a benefit of membership and you are
entitled to free legal help if you or a member of your family has
suffered injury due to someone else's fault, whether the
accident happened in or out of work.
Legal services helpline: 0800 8046674 Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm.
