Document ID (ISN) | 76382 |
CIS number |
01-541 |
Year |
1998 |
Convention or series no. |
CE-V/4-98-007-EN-C
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Author(s) |
Passchier-Vermeer W., van den Berg R., Crijns H. 5th ECSC Medical research programme |
Title |
Development of a simplified method for testing the attenuation of personal hearing protectors and determining the attenuation values in specific work situations |
Bibliographic information |
European Commission, Directorate General V, Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs Directorate V/F, Public Health and Safety at Work Unit V/F/5 Occupational Health and Hygiene, EUROFORUM Building, 2920 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 1998. xii, 162p. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
Abstract |
Measuring methods to determine the attenuation achieved by a set of hearing protectors have been developed in the laboratory and tested in the field. An additional aim of the project was to determine the attenuation of hearing protectors worn under on-site conditions in the coal and steel industry. The method had to meet a number of criteria, namely to be applicable for practically all workers wearing hearing protectors, including those with hearing impairment, and to all types of hearing protectors, while not inducing heavy costs, being simple, providing rapid and reliable results, and capable of being used close to the workplace. Measures conducted on different types of hearing protectors have shown the need for a determination of individual attenuation of hearing protectors. Summaries in French and German. |
Descriptors (primary) |
hearing protection; noise level measurement; sound attenuation |
Descriptors (secondary) |
European Communities; sound frequency; sound spectrum; earplugs; audiometric tests; description of technique; iron and steel industry; coal mining; earmuffs |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Country / State or Province | European Union; Netherlands |
Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Noise Hearing protection
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