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In our daily lives, we use our senses to function well as human beings. Every sense,from sense of sight to sense of touch, is essential for our coordination when we work. A lackin any one of our senses may greatly affect the outcome of our work. That is why taking goodcare of your body and mind is important to everyone. As the song goes, "Too much ofsomething is bad enough".
One of the most common problems we encounter on the field is the work-relatedhearing loss. This needs to be prevented as soon as possible, because some might lackknowledge of it, but once you have lost your sense of hearing, you may not take it backanymore. Therefore, early preventive actions should be done by both the employer and theemployees. Industrial deafness claim are available to workers to protect themselves from toomuch damage in the future. Mining, military, factory and agriculture are just some of the fewexamples of industries that are commonly affected by work-related hearing loss.
Aside from work-related hearing loss, mining are also prone to accidents. Minersknee claims and accident claims are available for this industry. To avail of these claims,workers should have enough evidence to prove that these conditions were related to theirwork and happened during the span of their years of work in a specific company. Exposure toharmful chemicals such as asbestos may lead to mesothelioma to miners, as well. Asbestosclaim and mesothelioma claim may be filed against the employer by the employees orrelatives of the employees when proven that the employer failed to promote protectivemeasures to his or her employees. These compensations can be of big help to the victim andhis family for the expenses or damage the illness may cause on their later years of life.
Too much exposure of the hands to vibrating machineries may cause HAVS ( Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome) or also known as Vibration White Finger. This condition may takeover ones life because it affects the the tissues, blood vessels and joints of the hand. It iscalled as "white" finger because it causes numbness of the fingers which is related toblockage of blood and oxygen supply by the blood vessels to the extremities. Since our armsand hands are one of the most important body parts we have, workers should securethemselves with hand arm vibration syndrome claim to ensure compensation when the illnesshas taken over their lives.
