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Music and entertainment sectors on requirement to control exposure
HSE issue key messages to music and entertainment sectors on requirement to control exposure.
A recent publication by HSE reminds the music and entertainment sectors of
the requirement from April of this year for them to comply with the Control of
Noise at Work Regulations 2005 when these existing regulations start to apply to
them:
“Key messages
Background
In April 2008 the existing regulations protecting workers in the music and
entertainment sectors from exposure to excessive noise will be replaced by the
Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (Noise Regulations). For other
industry sectors these Regulations have been in force since April 2006.
The
European Directive (2003/10/EC) on which the Regulations are based allowed the
music and entertainment sectors a two-year transitional period. This recognised
that music is unusual as it is noise deliberately created for enjoyment and
therefore practical guidelines are necessary to help workers, employers and
freelancers in the music and entertainment sectors protect their hearing and
safeguard their careers.
Music and entertainment sectors are defined in the Noise Regulations as all workplaces where a) live music is played or b) recorded music is played in a restaurant, bar, public house, discotheque or nightclub, or alongside live music or a live dramatic or dance performance.”
The full transcript of this document can be downloaded form
www.hse.gov.uk/noise/musicsound.htm