The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in America is calling for a study into the effects of airplane cabin noise on flight crews.<\/p>\n
Recently, Peter DeFazio, a top Democrat, raised the issue that the cabin noise may cause irreversible hearing loss. This is a huge concern for flight attendants on long haul flights, who will be exposed to the noise pollution for a long time, and this of course extends beyond the U.S. and affects our country too.
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For a long time, Mr DeFazio has advocated for change in the U.S. as it is has been a long-standing issue. His concern details that flight attendants may be affected by strong gales of wind, and the exposure of engine and other equipment generated noises. For some flight attendants, who work up to 14 hours a day, the consequences of the exposure can be allegedly disastrous.<\/p>\n
A call for a study into the causal effects on cabin noise may be supported by the fact that flight attendants must be 100 per cent alert to guarantee the safety of passengers. If the cabin noise has affected their hearing then this could decrease their efficiency in an emergency situation. I say this because it’s crucial for flight attendants to have “sensory faculties necessary to spring into action”. The sense of hearing is one of the most important sensory functions for flight attendants as it will allow them to respond effectively to a crisis.<\/p>\n
This may be somewhere very far down the line, but if flights attendants are not alert enough to respond efficiently to an emergency situation, that could put the safety of the passengers at risk; opening the gates to potential negligence claims.<\/p>\n