New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter V - Workers' Compensation
Subchapter G - Occupational Loss Of Hearing
Part 351 - Damage Risk Criteria; Standards For Measurement And Determination Of Loss Of Hearing
Section 351.5 - Method of computing binaural percentage of loss of hearing

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

In computing the percentage of hearing impairment, the binaural method of evaluation should be used. The percentage of impairment in the better ear should be multiplied by five. The resulting figure is added to the percentage of impairment in the poorer ear and the result divided by six. The final percentage represents the binaural evaluation of hearing impairment.

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