Play The Pipes Lowly.

MayorBob.

Posted to Legal on Tue Apr 22, 2008 at 06:22:04 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Easier said than done, according to Ian Hughes, Pipe Major of the RAF Leuchars Pipes and Drum band in Scotland.  That's mostly because bagpipes don't have a volume control.  But, the European Union (EU) and, by extension, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says it makes no matter, because something's got to be done to lower the volume of pipe bands - for the health and safety of band members.  This month marks the moment when noise regulations begin taking effect throughout the EU for workers in the music and entertainment industry.  If pipe bands don't either figure out a way of lowering the noise or marching with earplugs on, the sound of the pipe bands might be stilled forever.

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