Sensear gives new hope to those who work on airport ramps - widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most dangerous workplaces

Sydney, Feb 26, 2009 – Noise in the workplace has been elected the world's largest occupational health problem by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Studies by Defense Research and Development Canada indicate that noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is clearly evident after three to five years of continued or repeated exposures to levels in excess of 85dBA. The highly - regulated aviation industry, while renowned for its focus on safety, has still been powerless to prevent the steady growth in incidences of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) within its labor forces, until now. Australian company Sensear has come up with a brand new solution to this life-impacting ailment, officially launching its award-winning hearing devices into the aviation industry next month.

Sensear, a leading innovator in the global Hearing Protection industry, has appointed Rick Marquez as VP of Sales America based in Los Angeles. Rick will be responsible for driving Sensear’s sales efforts in the North and South American markets.

Marquez brings to Sensear over 20 years of senior sales and marketing experience in the Hearing Protection industry, having recently been VP Sales for Moldex. “With Rick’s executive sales experience in the Hearing Protection industry, we anticipate rapid growth for Sensear in the America’s where we believe we have a very exciting opportunity” Justin Miller, CEO Sensear said.

REPRESENTATIVES from equipment manufacturer Sensear are in California this week aiming to enhance the company's global presence and increase its market share in the US's $3 billion safety and protective devices market.

The Crawley-based hearing protection and communication enhancement company is participating in the third annual Innovation Shootout, as part of the popular G'day USA campaign, which is now in its sixth year of promoting everything Australian.

The Australian company behind the breakthrough hearing technology device set to revolutionize industrial workplaces has been named one of the world’s most promising new companies at Launch: Silicon Valley 2008, held by The Silicon Valley Association of Start-up Entrepreneurs (SVASE) and hosted by Microsoft at their Silicon Valley campus in California.

Hearing technology leader Sensear Pty Ltd was one of 30 international companies, selected from 266 applicants, participating in the event. Launch Silicon Valley 2008 is a high-profile international forum held in the USA to assist emerging technology companies to profile their newly commercialized products.

Hearing technology company Sensear Pty Ltd has won the Medical & Scientific category of the prestigious Australian International Design Awards announced last Friday in Sydney.

Sensear Pty Ltd has won the Medical and Healthcare category of the 2008 DuPont Innovation Awards.

Sensear Pty Ltd has been awarded the 2008 Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne Safety in Action Conference.

Sensear will be demonstrating its range of SP1 and SP1x electronic earplugs at the Safety in Action Conference in Melbourne, Australia between 29th April – 1st May 2008. This unique Australian Developed technology enables people to wear hearing protection and clearly hear speech in high background noise environments.

Sensear is delighted to announce its entry into the United States market with the appointment of Matthew Neve as Sales Director for the US. He will be based in California and joins Sensear with a successful background in the Hearing Protection Industry.

Hot on the heels of winning two innovation awards at the iAwards 2007, hearing technology company

Sensear will launch its groundbreaking, innovative products globally at two of the world’s largest safety trade expos, the A&A, held in Dusseldorf, Germany in September, and the National Safety Congress, held in Chicago in October.

Sensear will be introducing its first two commercial products, the electronic ear muffs and electronic earplugs, which can be used industrially to enable communication whilst preventing noise-induced hearing loss. Sensear Managing Director Justin Miller said Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is one of the world’s most common occupational illnesses and the world’s biggest compensatable occupational hazard.