Proceedings
Presentations of the conference "Music - Safe and Sound" held on 16th and 17th January 2007 in the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) in Dortmund are available for download.
Presentations: Tuesday, 16 January 2007
Opening
Gerhard Kilger, Deutsche Arbeitsschutzausstellung (DASA)
Introduzione giocosa - a musical introduction (German presentation) (PDF , 29 KB)
Roland Pangert, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Familie und Gesundheit
Requirements of the Directive 2003/10/EC (PDF , 490 KB)
Patrick Kurtz, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
Effect of noise exposure in the entertainment sector (PDF , 1 MB)
Esko Toppila, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Long-term noise exposure of professional musicians (German presentation) (PDF , 3 MB)
Beat Hohmann, Schweizerische Unfallversicherungsanstalt
Strategies to prevent hearing loss (PDF , 904 KB)
Marshall Chasin, Musicians' Clinic of Canada
Use of hearing protection in classical music orchestras (PDF , 116 KB)
Heli Laitinen, Engineering Office Heikki Helimäki Ltd
Watch your ears - listening for a lifetime
Eckhard Beste, Hearsafe Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
In-Ear-Monitoring - the artist must feel great
Wayne N. Gittens, Heights Ton & Technik
Hearing loss prevention: The conflict between medical aspects and reality on stage (German presentation) (PDF , 52 KB)
Eckhard Hoffmann, Hochschule Aalen
Medical care for musicians (German presentation) (PDF , 744 KB)
Martin Fendel, BAD Gesundheitsvorsorge und Sicherheitstechnik GmbH, Arbeitsmedizinisches Zentrum Köln/Bonn Airport
The control of exposure to noise in pubs and clubs (PDF , 863 KB)
David Smeatham, Health and Safety Executive
Are regulations required to cover sound pressure levels in discotheques and at events? (German presentation) (PDF , 662 KB)
Regina Heinecke-Schmitt, Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft
Presentations: Wednesday, 17 January 2007
An acoustic design of a live music club for a safe and good music environment for everybody (PDF , 671 KB)
Kim Kähäri, National Institute for Working Life
Hearing hazard with Rock and Pop concerts - protection of the public and the employees (German presentation) (PDF , 289 KB)
Michael Oehlerking, AMT Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Controlling Noise at Work: the only route to compliance (PDF , 2 MB)
Tim Roberts, The Event Safety Shop Ltd.
Managing orchestral noise - madness or miracle? (PDF , 655 KB)
Alison Wright-Reid, Consultant to the Association of British Orchestras
Room acoustic design of orchestra pits (PDF , 1,003 KB)
Horst Drotleff, Fraunhofer-Institut für Bauphysik
Sound screens in orchestras?
Klaus Wogram, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Ten years of specialized consultation for hearing disorders on musicians and professionals in the entertainment sector - some results
Christian Meyer-Bisch, Hopital Beaujon Paris
Ear candy without consequences? Results of a studie with 429 professional orchestra musicians on health and hearing protection
Bernhard Richter, Freiburger Institut für Musikermedizin
Practical considerations for maximising the protection of those working in music & entertainment (PDF , 853 KB)
Roger Sutton, General Federation of Trade Unions