Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, the minister responsible for health and safety at the Department for Work and Pensions will be on hand to open Sound Off, while the Health and Safety Executive will be launching their guidance on the new Noise Regulations, due to come into effect in February 2006.
Other speakers include senior audiology specialist at RNID, Angela King, chair of the safety committee at the Association of British Theatre Technicians, David Adams, head of the HSE's injuries reduction programme, Elizabeth Gibby and the BBC's team manager, occupational risk management, Susanna Everton.
President of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), Lawrence Waterman, commented: "With as many as 81,000 people suffering hearing problems caused or made worse by their work in 2003/04, it's clear that noise is often 'the forgotten risk' in modern workplaces. Sound Off will aim to highlight what can be done to reduce this risk, and illustrate the consequences of failing to control noise at workplaces."
(Lee Baldock)
