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BS EN 458 - HEARING PROTECTORS - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SELECTION, USE, CARE AND MAINTENANCE - GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

03-31-2016

Language(s)

English

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviations
5 Types of hearing protection devices
6 Selection
7 Use
8 Care and maintenance
Annex A (normative) - Methods for assessing the sound
        attenuation of a passive hearing protector
Annex B (normative) - Method for assessing the sound
        attenuation of a hearing protector for impulsive
        noise
Annex C (normative) - Selection method for non-passive
        sound-restoration level-dependent ear muffs and ear
        plugs using HML-data
Annex D (normative) - Selection method for active noise
        reduction ear muffs and ear plugs
Annex E (normative) - Calculation method for hearing
        protectors with audio input
Annex F (informative) - Improving field performance
        and special instructions for use
Annex G (informative) - Methods for the individual
        quality fit of custom moulded ear plugs
Annex H (informative) - Noise Types

BS EN 458

Committee
PH/7
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
52
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
PREN 458 : DRAFT 2013 Identical

EN 352-3:2002 Hearing protectors - General requirements - Part 3: Ear-muffs attached to an industrial safety helmet
ISO 9921:2003 Ergonomics Assessment of speech communication
PREN 352-9 : DRAFT 2017 HEARING PROTECTORS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING - PART 9: EARPLUGS WITH ELECTRICAL AUDIO INPUT
ISO 4869-1:1990 Acoustics Hearing protectors Part 1: Subjective method for the measurement of sound attenuation
ISO 4869-2:1994 Acoustics Hearing protectors Part 2: Estimation of effective A-weighted sound pressure levels when hearing protectors are worn
EN ISO 7731:2008 Ergonomics - Danger signals for public and work areas - Auditory danger signals (ISO 7731:2003)
EN 352-7:2002 Hearing protectors - Safety requirements and testing - Part 7: Level-dependent ear-plugs
EN 352-2:2002 Hearing protectors - General requirements - Part 2: Ear-plugs
EN 24869-1 : 1992 ACOUSTICS - HEARING PROTECTORS - SUBJECTIVE METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF SOUND ATTENUATION
EN 61672-1:2013 Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 1: Specifications
EN ISO 4869-2:1995/AC:2007 ACOUSTICS - HEARING PROTECTORS - PART 2: ESTIMATION OF EFFECTIVE A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS WHEN HEARING PROTECTORS ARE WORN
EN 352-6:2002 Hearing protectors - Safety requirements and testing - Part 6: Ear-muffs with electrical audio input
EN ISO 9921:2003 Ergonomics - Assessment of speech communication (ISO 9921:2003)
EN 352-1:2002 Hearing protectors - General requirements - Part 1: Ear-Muffs
EN 352-5:2002/A1:2005 HEARING PROTECTORS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING - PART 5: ACTIVE NOISE REDUCTION EAR-MUFFS
PREN 352-10 : DRAFT 2017 HEARING PROTECTORS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING - PART 10: EARPLUGS WITH ENTERTAINMENT AUDIO INPUT
EN 352-8:2008 Hearing protectors - Safety requirements and testing - Part 8: Entertainment audio ear-muffs

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