[Dixielandjazz] OSHA Regulations regarding musicians occupational hazards

[Norman Vickers]

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From:  Norman Vickers, Pensacola

 

My friend Woody Edwards of Dallas and employee of Texas Instruments ( not
musical instruments but computers and some instruments of mass destruction
and specific targeted destruction -- they make some parts for a
shoot-and-forget-it guided missile)  He's also a damn good fiddle player.

 

WE were discussion OSHA regulations regarding working musicians.  He sends
this message.  Thought you might enjoy tossing this around.

DJML will take most of your chatter.  I'll forward pertinent comments to the
Musicians & JazzFans list.

Thanks.  Norman

 

Woody Edwards wrote:

 

Hey! I forgot to mention the ergonomic regulation which server to address
repetitive motion injuries, such as carpel tunnel syndrome, which may also
apply.  

 

If I have time it would be fun to pull out each category and write up an
interpretation for musicians.        

 

Your group would generate a lot of churn on this one, I bet.   Fun churn,
but churn no less! 

Regards,
Woody Edwards
Office: 214/567-9210
Cell:    972/742-1072
Disaster Recovery & Contingency Planning
Texas Instruments Incorporated



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From: Edwards, Woody 
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:22 AM
To: Norman Vickers
Subject: OSHA reg's on noise levels in the workplace 

 

Norman, 

This is the best I could find specifically relating to musicians as a
profession in the OSHA regulations which is a letter dated 1983 in response
to interpretation of decibel levels impacting employees (musicians) of
entertainment venues. 

 

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATION
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<http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIO
NS&p_id=19093> &p_id=19093

 

I can't find any specifics relative to smoking, drinking, or carousing (I
guess STD's could be an occupational hazard, too) as occupational hazards.
I'll keep looking.    

 

The interpretation states that the risk level applies to exposure to 90 dBA
sustained for 8 hours and that most musicians are exposed to this level for
much less than 8 hours per day.   Higher dBA levels can be tolerated over
shorter durations. 

 

Regards,
Woody Edwards
Office: 214/567-9210
Cell:    972/742-1072
Disaster Recovery & Contingency Planning
Texas Instruments Incorporated