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I recently read on the Health and Safety Executive website that concert goers are being made to wear ear plugs. I couldn’t believe what I was reading, but then I noticed I was in the myth section of the website.

The aim of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations is to protect workers’ hearing from excessive workplace noise, which could cause hearing loss and/or tinnitus (permanent ringing in the ears).  While these Regulations now apply to the music and entertainment sectors, going to concerts is a matter of choice for the audience. The regulations do not apply to concert goers but they do protect the workers, who do face risk from noise at work.

So despite the myth about earplugs, the law is not there to take the fun out of concerts. It’s there so concert staff can face the music in safety.

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