Restaurants playing music too loud

Money-Saving-King

ThumbRemote wrote: »

Where does the linked document state that?

That document links to this site:

http://www.soundadvice.info/pubsandclubs/physicalseparation.htm

"Provide staff with off-duty areas with noise levels below 80 decibels (dB)"

ThumbRemote

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

That document links to this site:

http://www.soundadvice.info/pubsandclubs/physicalseparation.htm

Does it?

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

"Provide staff with off-duty areas with noise levels below 80 decibels (dB)"

In any case, that's not the top level link - it's one small part of a range of potential ideas. It certainly doesn't say anywhere that providing a staffroom is sufficient.

The link up a level is http://www.soundadvice.info/pubsandclubs/pubsandclubs-step2.htm

Money-Saving-King

The long & the short of it was my main point earlier was there are no health & safety aspects as far as the public (customers) are concerned as the link a few posts above which I quoted from showed.

piglet25

The bit about the concerts made me smile - I was standing about ten feet away from a main speaker of about twenty feet in height a couple of months ago at Wembley and believe me I felt my heartbeat freeze for a good five seconds when the bass kicked in :O It was worth it though for the rest of the concert!

ThumbRemote

piglet25 wrote: »

The bit about the concerts made me smile - I was standing about ten feet away from a main speaker of about twenty feet in height a couple of months ago at Wembley and believe me I felt my heartbeat freeze for a good five seconds when the bass kicked in :O It was worth it though for the rest of the concert!

Do One Direction even have bass speakers?

geerex

Here's what to do. If it's too loud where you've been "sat", ask to move. Still too loud? Leave.

Take your money elsewhere. I, for one, do not enjoy eating in a disco.

Money-Saving-King

geerex wrote: »

I, for one, do not enjoy eating in a disco.

But it would be apparent from when you walked in. And its also so easy to find reviews of the ambiance of an establishment online. There is quite literally is no excuse for not knowing what the place you want to eat in is going to be like.

Azari

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

But it would be apparent from when you walked in.

Not necessarily.

Most venues with sound systems that are equipped with a sophisticated technical device known as a 'volume control'.

It's perfectly possible to enter an establishment with a calm, quiet, atmosphere, and suddenly be subjected to music or other sound at any level.

topdaddy_2

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

No there isn't. I've never seen staff in nightclubs wear ear muffs or any sort of ear protection

Really? Ive seen it at loads of clubs, bars and festivals and was offered ear plugs at the one venue I worked at. That said no idea if it was mandated but it is in my current, unrelated industry.

Money-Saving-King

topdaddy wrote: »

Really? Ive seen it at loads of clubs, bars and festivals and was offered ear plugs at the one venue I worked at. That said no idea if it was mandated but it is in my current, unrelated industry.

I have seen it at festivals only.

I've been legally allowed to drink for over 2 decades and never seen this in a bar or club. This is not due to not going out much I go out all the time late like tonight for example. Nowhere where I went tonight had staff wearing any sort of ear protection this goes for all the bars & clubs I've been to since the early 90's.