KEY POINTS:
- Is it time for tougher public noise restrictions?
Officials from the Department of Labour will call into bars and nightclubs for "informal chats" about noise-induced hearing loss as part of New Zealand Safety Week, which starts today.
The Health and Safety in Employment Act sets maximum levels of noise. A spokesman said the department would work with clubs and bars that exceed the accepted level of workplace noise, but those resisting reductions in volume would face prosecution.
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