{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-62-9-8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 62-9-8","heading":"No benefits where employee fails to regularly use employer-provided protection devices.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 62. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","CHAPTER 62-9. COMPENSATION FOR PERMANENT LOSS OF HEARING"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/62-9-8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"606d862ab848c756f88724e6f4855179bcc5c3950f6250915444a3a712c7e49a","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-62-9-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-62-9-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}