Douglas Price, H&S Manager MVBJV, Lee Tunnel Project

Historically, it was always difficult to encourage people within the construction industry to wear any type of hearing protection. There was always a reason or excuse why they couldn’t or wouldn’t wear them. For the last ten years, every tunnelling job I have been on we have used Emtec NoiseBreakers. They do what it says on the tin; they protect your hearing, they are comfortable and they are cost-effective.

The best recommendation I can give is from the workforce itself. They always ask if they get them at the start of the contract, they wear them all day (even in the canteen) and some ask if they can buy another pair themselves for their motorbikes, clay shooting etc. My personal favourite was when a foreman stopped the job and had his team of men searching the workplace as he had lost one. I have used and believe in them but, most of all, the men believe and use them.