No benefits where employee fails to regularly use employer - provided protection devices

SDCL § 62-9-8 — under COMPENSATION FOR PERMANENT LOSS OF HEARING.

SDCL § 62-9-8

No compensation benefits are payable for occupational loss of hearing caused by excessive noise if the employee fails to regularly use the employer - provided protection device or devices which are capable of preventing loss of hearing from the particular excessive noise where the employee works. Source: SL 1986, ch 427 , § 8.