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