Young construction workers less likely to protect hearing says WorkSafeBC
RICHMOND, B.C. — The organization that regulates health and safety in British Columbia workplaces reports almost one in four young construction workers is not doing enough to protect against hearing loss.
New data from WorkSafeBC shows 24 per cent of construction workers aged 21 or under don’t wear hearing protection.
That compares with 13 per cent of construction workers who don’t use hearing protection over the age of 50 and 11 per cent in all other age groups in the industry.
WorkSafe says young workers in construction are also less likely to wear hearing protection than young employees in other industries, such as manufacturing and primary resources.