Prohibition safety sign SafeEar

Noise control signs that light up when noise levels are too loud and there is a risk of virus transfer from increased respiratory particles. Ideal for use in schools, bars and restaurants, offices, public buildings and performance venues for informing people when they need to keep noise levels down to help stop the spread of Coronavirus. Choose from 2 different messages. Choose to add remote units to extend the reach of the message. The UK Government updated its Coronavirus Regulations (28/02/20) to include noise restrictions in bars, clubs and restaurants. Whereby "a person responsible for carrying on a business of a public house, café, restaurant or bar (including a bar in a hotel or members’ club) must, during the emergency period, ensure that no music is played on the premises which exceeds 85db(A) when measured at the source of the music". Restrictions also cover noise generated from singing. This is in response to a number of recent studies including one by the University of Bristol* suggesting that the louder people talk, sing or shout the more aerosols and droplets are generated. Aerosols are tiny particles which are exhaled from the body and float in the air, whereas droplets can fall onto surfaces. There is emerging evidence that these particles as well as droplets of saliva can spread coronavirus. The study found that the volume of the voice had the largest impact on the amount of aerosol produced; there was a small difference between speaking and singing at a similar sound level, whereas singing or shouting at the loudest level could generate 30 times more aerosol.