Sound engineering for safe listening

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Presenter(s)

SC

Shelly Chadha

Technical Officer
World Health Organization
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
KK

Kaloyan Kamenov

Consultant
World Health Organization
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Mark Laureyns

President
AEA European Association of Hearing Aid Professionals
Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Adam J. Hill

Associate Professor of Electroacoustics
University of Derby
Derby, England, United Kingdom
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Michael Santucci

President
Sensaphonics
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Ian Wiggins

Senior Research Fellow
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Marcel Kok

CEO
dBcontrol
Zwaag, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

WHO estimates that 1.1 billion young adults are at risk of hearing loss from dangerous sound exposure. This is partially due to unsafe use of personal audio devices and sound exposure in entertainment venues. Under the “Make Listening Safe” initiative, WHO developed tools to raise awareness of and change behavior towards safe listening, including:

- WHO-ITU standard for safe listening devices and systems.
- Regulatory framework for control of sound exposure in entertainment venues (currently under development).
- Communication materials for journalists, governments, music makers, and schools.

This session gathers experts in fields from sound reinforcement to audiology to share WHO’s vision, provide insight into current actions and discuss the important role sound engineers can play in this global effort.