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Document ID (ISN)76382
CIS number 01-541
Year 1998
Convention or series no. CE-V/4-98-007-EN-C
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 ProvinceEuropean Union; Netherlands
Subject(s) Noise, hearing and vibration
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Noise
Hearing protection