We've discussed music in the shop but unless I missed it we haven't really discussed hearing protection in the shop.
Thinking back to college I remember it not being a big concern, there was no policy against it, but no one really recommended or even really suggested it. But I was talking to a member today and they mentioned that the shop will begin enforcing hearing protection, I thought that was great to hear (pun intended).
I grew up with my father being very stringent towards hearing protection, if anyone was in the shop the tools went off until the hearing protection went on. But that quickly left my head because we certainly didn't concern ourselves with it in high school, and not really in college. Over the last two years I've become more observant of when I should probably be wearing it, and do so. But to me it's still not a first thought, like safety glasses (just to be clear, I always wear my safety glasses, metal slivers suck), just never got in the habit, working on it though.
I've only seen a few people ever be very hardcore about hearing protection. I'm curious how you guys do it, and especially curious if policies have changed in colleges. Do you use hearing protection? Does your shop/venue require it? Does your college require it? Other?
Thinking back to college I remember it not being a big concern, there was no policy against it, but no one really recommended or even really suggested it. But I was talking to a member today and they mentioned that the shop will begin enforcing hearing protection, I thought that was great to hear (pun intended).
I grew up with my father being very stringent towards hearing protection, if anyone was in the shop the tools went off until the hearing protection went on. But that quickly left my head because we certainly didn't concern ourselves with it in high school, and not really in college. Over the last two years I've become more observant of when I should probably be wearing it, and do so. But to me it's still not a first thought, like safety glasses (just to be clear, I always wear my safety glasses, metal slivers suck), just never got in the habit, working on it though.
I've only seen a few people ever be very hardcore about hearing protection. I'm curious how you guys do it, and especially curious if policies have changed in colleges. Do you use hearing protection? Does your shop/venue require it? Does your college require it? Other?
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