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Can I ask my employer to pay for ear defenders?

Squeaky Beaker

I work in a factory environment which has a loud HVAC system and uses a range of equipment including ultrasonic devices. I have a high pain threshold, which is how I'm able to work in an environment that would be torture for many on the spectrum, but I find it tiring and sometimes the noise does surpass my tolerance levels.

I have found some ear plugs that I believe will help. They are about £25 - if I asked my employer to pay for them, do they have any legal obligation to provide them, or would it just be a goodwill gesture on their part?

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    Ear defenders are one of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) items that employers should provide. See www.hse.gov.uk/.../ppe.htm

    You may want to talk to your occupational health department (employers are obliged by law to provide occupational health services) and they may be able to help.

    Good employers don't need much persuasion to provide these things but bad employers may argue. If you have a bad employer then I think that it is better to move to another job if possible rather than try to make the bad employer into a good one.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    Ear defenders are one of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) items that employers should provide. See www.hse.gov.uk/.../ppe.htm

    You may want to talk to your occupational health department (employers are obliged by law to provide occupational health services) and they may be able to help.

    Good employers don't need much persuasion to provide these things but bad employers may argue. If you have a bad employer then I think that it is better to move to another job if possible rather than try to make the bad employer into a good one.

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