Comparison of the ACC Work Account with Australian Schemes
Department of Labour 2010
Accident Insurance (Occupational Hearing Assessment Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2010
Department of Labour Report on Hearing Loss Consultation
Department of Labour
Accident Compensation (Apportioning Entitlements For Hearing Loss) Regulations 2010
Consultation on Regulations for Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Consultation regarding two separate regulatory proposals on how ACC responds to injury-related hearing loss claims: prescribing the proportion of the costs that ACC is liable to pay for hearing loss entitlements and updating procedures for noise-induced hearing loss assessment procedures.
Submission of the NZAS on Regulations for Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Submission of the New Zealand Audiological Society on Regulations for Noise Induced Hearing Loss under the Accident Compensation Act 2001 pursuant to sections 323 and 324.
NZAS
Hearing Loss Regulations Vendor Information Pack 2010
The Minister for ACC, the Hon. Dr Nick Smith, has announced that new regulations on financial support for people with hearing loss will come into force on 1 January 2011. The regulations will introduce changes to entitlements, processes and claim management for hearing loss at ACC. This document provides vendors with details of the changes and helps them prioritise their preparations to enable the easiest possible transition from the current Audiology Services contract to operating in the regulated environment.
Noise Control in the Wood Processing Industry
A survey of noise in saw-milling and wood processing industries, commissioned by ACC and carried out by the University of Otago, with the aim of assessing noise within the industry and identifying simple solutions to reducing the noise.
Noise in the Shearing Industry
The aim of this study was to assess the risk of noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) in shearing and investigate practicable control methods.
McBride, Cowan, Utumapu, & Wallaart
Noise of Sheep Shearing Systems: Noise Source Identification
In this report, the sources of the noise of the shearing systems are investigated to focus future efforts to reduce the magnitude of the noise of the shearing systems.
Mahn – Acoustic Research Group, University of Canterbury
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External Links
- ACC – What support can I get?
- ACC futures
- ACC Read Codes
- Accident Compensation Act 2001 No 49 (as at 01 August 2011)
- Assessment of Occupational Noise Induced Hearing Loss for ACC
- Health Information Privacy Code 1994
- Increases to ACC client payments
- Ministry of Justice
- New Zealand Council of Trade Union ACC campaign page
- New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
- Non-treating doctors performing medical assessments of patients for third parties – standards of practice
- Parliamentary debates
- Payments for Mental Harm – Marcus Elliott
- Public Service Association privatisation campaign page
- Radio Live 'History of ACC' interview with Hazel Armstrong
- Statistics New Zealand Official Injury Information Plan 2010-2012
- Statutes of New Zealand
- Te Ara Encyclopedia – Workplace Safety and Compensation
- The University of Auckland ACC Group
- UK Health and Safety Executive- Hand Arm Vibration Exposure Calculator