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Ministry of Sound and Aloud.com have got their ears to
the ground
Following tragic stories of musicians
suffering career-ending noise damage and warnings that the increasing
use of MP3 players could cause tinnitus the government will introduce
new ‘noise
at work’ legislation today. (6th April 2006)
Ministry
of Sound staff are working within
the new noise law, thanks to the club’s partnership with
hearing protection product supplier Audio Relief.
Under the new legislation, companies will have to provide ear
protection to staff exposed to noise above 85 decibels - just 5
decibels above the noise of a man shouting. With the average noise
levels in a nightclub sitting between 90 and 110dB all staff will
have to wear protection.
In advance of the changing legislation
Ministry of Sound staff will begin wearing Audio
Relief’s
ER20 Audio Armour ear plugs this week. Although companies
within the entertainment sector have a 2 year grace period, both Ministry and Aloud.com are
taking action now.
And, with reported cases of tinnitus rising rapidly, they are
keen to use the timing of the new legislation to encourage their
customers to protect their ears. A competition that will run on
Aloud.com gives customers the opportunity to win VIP tickets to
Ministry as well as ER20 Audio Armour.
Gary Smart, Ministry of Sound Club Manager,
said: “It’s
important to us that our staff are looked after. We’re also
keen to educate our clubbers about the dangers they could face
by frequently listening to loud music.”
Ashlea Mackin at Aloud.com, one of the UK’s biggest ticketing
websites is “keen to educate our many customers about the
dangers of exposure to loud music for prolonged periods at gigs,
concerts or festivals this summer. Through our partnership with
Audio Relief, our users will be able to purchase the re-usable
ER20 Audio Armour off our site at the same time as the tickets.
At just £12.95 they’re an affordable product that make
sure people are safe while listening to the music they love. ”
ER20’s were developed for professional
musicians to protect their hearing without compromising performance.
They use a patented filter system that drops the volume but retains
the quality.
Steve Rivers, managing director of Audiorelief.co.uk,
says: “Conventional
earplugs block the sound, which kills the music. ER20 Audio Armour
are different – they protect hearing without spoiling people’s
enjoyment of music and reduce the risk of serious damage. It is
important we educate people now before it’s too late”
Audio Relief will soon be able to offer
customers an affordable entry level protective earphone set
for MP3 users. Many of us frequently listen at a higher than
recommended volume to combat outside noises “The
new product will allow you to listen at a quarter of the volume,
blocking out external noise and delivering a safer, higher quality
listening experience” says Steve Rivers.
Visit www.audiorelief.co.uk for
more details of new and currently available hearing protection
products and to enter the competition visit www.aloud.com .
Notes to editors
Audio Relief is the exclusive distributor of a number of products to protect
hearing. It also offers a range that can help people manage tinnitus, a condition
affecting the hearing that’s growing at an alarming rate.
Aloud.com is the ticketing website of media company Emap, they
sell tickets for hundreds of events, most famously the sell out
success of the Glastonbury festival.
Ministry of Sound are one of the biggest and well known club brands
in the world.
For more information contact Chelone Wolf at Audio Relief
on 0870 626 0306 or email chelone.wolf@audiorelief.co.uk
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