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Brit government wants 70 db limit in venues (pg. 2)
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| infinity HiGH |
| Wouldn't it be cheaper if they gave staff earplugs? |
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| Rook |
| quote: | Originally posted by Chris Allen
70db is the volume of a normal conversation. |
Normal conversations are between 40-60db.
How would patrons communicate with staff members who are wearing earplugs, especially bartenders? |
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| junkie_vince |
| quote: | Originally posted by Rook
Normal conversations are between 40-60db.
How would patrons communicate with staff members who are wearing earplugs, especially bartenders? |
http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.aspx |
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| Geoffb3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stilez
this is already being done as a full out event. I can't remember the name of the event.. but it's a pretty huge one. |
The Closest to that i have been too is the Silent Rave in NYC union square ...
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...d=&pagenumber=1 |
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| Nick Cenik |
| quote: | Originally posted by infinity HiGH
Wouldn't it be cheaper if they gave staff earplugs? |
Clubs should have earplugs available for free (in accessible boxes or whatever) throughout the venues. |
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| DigiNut |
Pretty sure that the Guvernment gives away ear plugs if you ask. System Soundbar, back in the day, would sell them for dirt cheap at the coat check. I'm not sure if Footwork has any provisions, but I've never really needed them there.
The system could probably be better, but then again I think there is a voluntary assumption of risk here. You're going to a club, you know there's going to be loud music, so if you go frequently (or work there) and are concerned about your hearing, you should have earplugs, same as if you work in a particularly noisy environment like a factory or construction site. |
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| DeleteFromUsers |
| quote: | Originally posted by infinity HiGH
Wouldn't it be cheaper if they gave staff earplugs? |
Frequently in manufacturing industries the noise level reaches levels far above "comfortable" or even "reasonable".
I was in the blanking shop of Concord stamping shop several years ago. Absolutely fcuking deafening. |
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| Nick Cenik |
| The last time I was at Guv I asked one of the security guards for a pair of earplugs and he gave them to me right away. A few seconds later, I found the guy again and tossed him a toonie: the music was so loud that night (esp. inside the Gallery) that without the plugs I wouldn't have stayed much longer. |
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| 7-4-7 |
| i will never forget seeing Mauro Picotto once in KH and legitimatley not being able to hear properly for 2 days. |
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| Rook |
I suppose you could have them all wear these plugs. Despite the fact that the ANSI standard for the ER-20 plugs is only 12db, they might do the job if all bartenders want to do is listen to music, but they need to be taking orders ALL THE TIME.
Its difficult enough without having your ears occluded. It certainly would be asking a lot out of them to wear these plugs and try to listen to people on top of all that background noise. It would result in extreme exhaustion by the end of the shift from the fatigue caused by having to strain themselves constantly to listen to speech.
To suggest that these plugs can differentiate speech from noise in 90db plus environments and at the same time reproduce the natural resonance of the ear canal is a little far fetched to say the least, seeing as how even the most elaborate hearing aid processors in the market today have yet to achieve this task with a moderate level of background noise. |
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| djbruuen |
| 70db would kill the industry. usually at the beginning of the night in some places they keep the music lower, and then bump it up when the headliner comes on. And it really does send you into high gear (granted the sound system is adequate enough to handle the louder volume) Theres nothing that makes me want to dance less, than when conversations around you are actually audible, if i want to talk to people i'll chill out and go to the lounge. |
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| activate |
| we live in canada. who cares! ;) |
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