invisible earphones? ?

PH4NT0MBL4DE · 26 Jan 2014 at 11:55

I work in a factory buildings cars and its extremely dull and boring. I want to be able to listen to audiobooks and podcasts whilst I work but the managment are a bit strict. Is there any earphones that are wireless that I can hide inside my ear or decent transparent or flesh coloured earphones that don't cost the earth?

Thanks.

Glaucus · 26 Jan 2014 at 11:57

Just no, they ban it on h&s and would be grounds for disciplinary, so i wouldn't even bother.

Tefal · 26 Jan 2014 at 11:59

Glaucus said:
Just no, they ban it on h&s and would be grounds for disciplinary, so i wouldn't even bother.

they ban them at our place too, lots of people sue them as it's ****ing dull otherwise. if you get seen they don't care, no manger wants to deal with that hassle over a pair of ear phones

it only got brought up when they had a film crew in for a corporate video an loads of people were seen wearing them and the response was an email saying rem,ember headphones are banned.

Glaucus · 26 Jan 2014 at 12:00

Don't expect every company to be so lax, and as he's asking this question. His company isn't like yours.

Tefal · 26 Jan 2014 at 12:04

Glaucus said:
Don't expect every company to be so lax, and as he's asking this question. His company isn't like yours.

it's different to track work, the H&S side is because you're meant to be wearing hearing protection and able to hear audible "ears" shouts, rather than listening for something that's gonna kill you

Glaucus · 26 Jan 2014 at 12:08

Well no its not. Factory work you also need to here alarms. Even factory jobs I've had have been no earphones which have been enforced, thankfully most have had generic local radio over speakers. I'm not required to wear hearing protection.

Anything which requires heavy machinery be it forklifts, conveyor belt systems etc will have such rules

deadite66 · 26 Jan 2014 at 12:09

Say you've gone deaf and get a pair of bluetooth hearing aids.

PH4NT0MBL4DE · 26 Jan 2014 at 12:44

Ok let me explain the job abit better. I used to work for bmw at hams hall assembling thr engines. I was allowed to wear earphones then as the managers new how dull the job is, as long as we only had one in. Due to lack of work I got moved to oxford plant to build the mini. Its even more boring than the job at hams hall as the managers at the mini plant are german and really strict for no reason. There are other that wear their earphones but its a risk most people are willing to take. I am willing to take the risk. I just want some earphones that won't be so obvious or if possible impossible to see.

Tefal · 26 Jan 2014 at 12:47

PH4NT0MBL4DE said:
Ok let me explain the job abit better. I used to work for bmw at hams hall assembling thr engines. I was allowed to wear earphones then as the managers new how dull the job is, as long as we only had one in. Due to lack of work I got moved to oxford plant to build the mini. Its even more boring than the job at hams hall as the managers at the mini plant are german and really strict for no reason. There are other that wear their earphones but its a risk most people are willing to take. I am willing to take the risk. I just want some earphones that won't be so obvious or if possible impossible to see.

yu wear them big over ear ear defenders?

one of the lads at work, pops his phone udner the cup to hold it an just spends hours chatting to his missues lol. an other has just took a small mp3 player an stuck it in the cup (removed the foam filler ) an put a single ear bud in there.

suppose you could run the toher to the other side but thats hassle just listen in the one ear.

Buffman · 26 Jan 2014 at 12:48

have a google for "skin coloured earphones"

opstrat · 26 Jan 2014 at 12:51

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8623990.htm

Something like that?

OpenToSuggestions · 26 Jan 2014 at 12:55

Ironically I get shouted at by shop floor personnel as I have not moved out the way when a forklift truck is behind me honking his horn....yet the freely supplied earplugs are mandatory so I cannot hear alarms etc.

PH4NT0MBL4DE · 26 Jan 2014 at 14:09

I dont use or need ear protection at work so cant hide the ear buds. I take it there isnt any decent blutotth ear pieces that slot inside the ear canal and will lsst at least 8 hours? If not I will just get some transparent or flesh coloured ones. Be better if I could have a wireless one though as the managers wont be able to see the wire or bud.

bobbyspangles · 26 Jan 2014 at 14:25

http://uk.oakley.com/products/4685

Get some clear lenses and if anyone asks, you're taking the initiative by wearing protective goggles.

King4aDay · 26 Jan 2014 at 14:31

Grow your hair, job done

Feek · 26 Jan 2014 at 14:35

Tefal said:
yu wear them big over ear ear defenders?

one of the lads at work, pops his phone udner the cup to hold it an just spends hours chatting to his missues lol. an other has just took a small mp3 player an stuck it in the cup (removed the foam filler ) an put a single ear bud in there.

suppose you could run the toher to the other side but thats hassle just listen in the one ear.

Excellently done but I feel the effort will be sadly wasted.

airwave99 · 26 Jan 2014 at 16:12

King4aDay said:
Grow your hair, job done

I've seen headphones worn incognito quite a few times by people with long hair. Maybe a good idea to pick headphones that roughly match your hair colour.

Unicorn · 26 Jan 2014 at 18:28

My ear protection was earmuffs clipped onto my helmet which i had cleverly modified to include a single earphone under the cloth layer wire was black and ran across the arm of it and onto the rim of my helmet through an airhole at the back and cable ran down my back under my arm into my iPod shuffle clipped to my top

H&S Banned them at many sites so this was a simple way no one would question a wire to my helmet as i have many straps/wires etc

bitslice · 26 Jan 2014 at 19:40

Glaucus said:
thankfully most have had generic local radio over speakers.

Jebus, stab me in the face with fork why don't you.

local radio *shudder*

ak22 · 26 Jan 2014 at 20:33

Here's a few choices

Grow mullet

Wear a bandage around your head

Make a fake hearing aid with built in MP3 player