Sound Advice has been produced by a working group of industry stakeholders with support from the Health and Safety Executive. It provides practical guidance on the control of noise in music and entertainment. The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 require employers to: * assess the risks to employees from noise at work * take action to reduce the noise exposure that produces those risks * provide employees with hearing protection if the noise exposure cannot be reduced enough by using other means * make sure the legal limits on noise exposure are not exceeded * provide information, instruction and training, and carry out health surveillance where there is a risk to health