Hvis høreværnene ikke sidder rigtigt, hvis de er slidte, eller hvis den specifikke arbejdssituation ikke tillader anvendelse af høreværn, så risikerer arbejdstagerne at blive udsat for en støjbelastning langt over 90 dB(A).
Hearing damage, she says, is often the reason for the payment of industrial injury benefit, with 28% of workers in the EU claiming they are exposed to a level of noise which makes it difficult for them to hold a conversation.