The Trinidad and Tobago Promoters Association has collaborated with the EMA to discuss and operationalise approaches for TTPA’s members to mitigate noise pollution from events in Trinidad and Tobago.
At the meeting, it was agreed that there must be a balance where event organizers can engage in their entertainment activities, but with due consideration to the well-being of communities and residents.
Details follow in this press release from the EMA:
Following the EMA’s inaugural meeting with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), the Trinidad and Tobago Promoters Association (TTPA) collaborated with the EMA to discuss and operationalise approaches for TTPA’s members to mitigate noise pollution from events in Trinidad and Tobago.
The meeting was held on 9 June 2022 and in attendance was President of the TTPA Jerome Precilla. Officials of the TTPA, Kristen Camacho, Dwayne Nobrega and Paige de Leon, also attended the meeting. The EMA’s team was led by Manager Technical Services, Wayne Rajkumar. ACP William Nurse represented the TTPS.
The TTPA agreed that there must be a balance where event organizers can engage in their entertainment activities, but with due consideration to the well-being of communities and residents. In this regard, the TTPA, in response to the conditions stipulated by the EMA in Noise Variations, was involved in an assessment of the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, to conceptualize a noise mitigation plan. Further to this, the following approaches were tabled for consideration:
Collaboration by the TTPA with major venues to determine noise mitigation strategies, such as placement of speakers, spread of speakers and sound barriers;
The inclusion of noise monitoring stations at all major events, going forward, for more robust monitoring of noise levels to ensure compliance with noise pollution standards;
Education of members of the TTPA on noise mitigation strategies and compliance with existing laws governing noise pollution; and
Monitoring locations at major events to be stipulated as a condition of the issued Noise Variation.
Both the EMA and TTPA have committed to ongoing collaborations going forward, where the EMA will guide on compliance with the Noise Pollution Control Rules, 2001 (as amended).
The EMA reminds all in the Entertainment Industry that A Code of Practice for the Control of Noise in the Music Entertainment Industry in Trinidad and Tobago was established. The Code outlines guidelines for the use of noise control barriers, causes and effects of hearing loss and strategies for the entertainment industry. The Code is a working guideline and must be used in conjunction with the NPCR enacted under the Environmental Management Act Chap. 35:05. The Code is accessible here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4xkpO8ekkEi_A0TdeLZp4kRFMfCEwnE/view