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ANSI/ASA S12.42 : 2010

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METHODS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF INSERTION LOSS OF HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES IN CONTINUOUS OR IMPULSIVE NOISE USING MICROPHONE-IN-REAL-EAR OR ACOUSTIC TEST FIXTURE PROCEDURES
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

10-02-2020

Language(s)

English

Published date

11-01-2010

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Applicability of the test methods
5 Requirements for product samples and band force
6 Acoustic test fixture(s) - continuous and impulsive
   noise methods
7 Continuous noise methods - MIRE test subjects
8 Continuous noise methods - facilities and
   instrumentation (MIRE and ATF)
9 Continuous noise methods - test procedures and
   data reduction (MIRE and ATF)
10 Impulsive noise methods - facilities and
   instrumentation (ATF)
11 Impulsive noise methods - test procedures and data
   reduction (ATF)
Annex A (normative) - Procedure for measurement of
        the band force of semi-insert devices
Annex B (informative) - Acoustic Test Fixtures (ATF) -
        general information
Annex C (normative) - Procedure for measuring head
        dimensions
Annex D (informative) - Methods for mounting MIRE
        microphones in the ear
Annex E (normative) - Procedure for MIRE AIL measurement
        of ANR deep-insert custom-molded earplugs
Annex F (informative) - Uncertainty for continuous noise
        methods
Annex G (informative) - Procedure for generation of
        impulsive noise
Annex H (informative) - Example MATLAB[R] code for computing
        impulsive peak insertion loss
Annex I (informative) - Uncertainty for impulsive noise
        method
Bibliography

Gives methods for the measurement of the insertion loss of hearing protection devices in specified continuous and impulsive noise environments.

Committee
S12
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
66
ProductNote
THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS TO ANSI S12.6
PublisherName
Acoustical Society of America
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

ANSI S12 PT6 : 2016 METHODS FOR MEASURING THE REAL-EAR ATTENUATION OF HEARING PROTECTORS
ANSI S12.68 : 2007 METHODS OF ESTIMATING EFFECTIVE A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS WHEN HEARING PROTECTORS ARE WORN
ANSI S3.36 : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR A MANIKIN FOR SIMULATED IN-SITU AIRBORNE ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS
ANSI/ASA S12.68 : 2007(R2017) METHODS OF ESTIMATING EFFECTIVE A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS WHEN HEARING PROTECTORS ARE WORN
MIL-PRF-87819-4 Revision A:2009 HEADSET-MICROPHONE, HEARING PROTECTIVE TYPE MODERATE AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS, UP TO 105 DB, INFLIGHT AIRCREW HEADSET-MICROPHONE, M87819/4-01
MIL-PRF-87819 Revision B:2009 HEADSET-MICROPHONE, (HEARING PROTECTIVE TYPE, HIGH AND MODERATE AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS), GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
ANSI S12.68 : 2007 : R2012 METHODS OF ESTIMATING EFFECTIVE A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS WHEN HEARING PROTECTORS ARE WORN
MIL-STD-1474 Revision E:2015 NOISE LIMITS
ANSI/ASA S3.36:2012(R2018) SPECIFICATION FOR A MANIKIN FOR SIMULATED IN-SITU AIRBORNE ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS
CSA Z94.2 : 2014 HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES - PERFORMANCE, SELECTION, CARE, AND USE

ANSI/ASA S1.1:2013 ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY
ANSI S12 PT6 : 2016 METHODS FOR MEASURING THE REAL-EAR ATTENUATION OF HEARING PROTECTORS
ANSI S1.11 : 2014 SPECIFICATION FOR OCTAVE-BAND AND FRACTIONAL-OCTAVE-BAND ANALOG AND DIGITAL FILTERS
IEC 61094-4:1995 Measurement microphones - Part 4: Specifications for working standard microphones
ANSI/ASA S3.20 : 2015 American National Standard Bioacoustical Terminology
ISO 4869-1:1990 Acoustics Hearing protectors Part 1: Subjective method for the measurement of sound attenuation
ISO 4869-3:2007 Acoustics — Hearing protectors — Part 3: Measurement of insertion loss of ear-muff type protectors using an acoustic test fixture
MIL-STD-912 Base Document:1990 PHYSICAL EAR NOISE ATTENUATION TESTING
ISO/TR 4869-4:1998 Acoustics Hearing protectors Part 4: Measurement of effective sound pressure levels for level-dependent sound-restoration ear-muffs
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)

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