| Document ID (ISN) | 25746 |
| CIS number |
76-1585 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Year |
1976 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Waugh R. |
| Title |
Investigation of sound level conversion as a means of rating ear protector performance. |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 1976, Vol.37, No.4, p.239-245. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
Sound level conversion (SLC), which results in a single-number value describing the noise reduction (the difference between the source C-level and the received A-level) afforded by ear protectors, was performed for 30 ear protectors in 615 industrial noise spectra. The SLC value is useful for situations in which the noise hazard is characterised only by C- and A-weighted sound levels. A simple procedure for calculating the SLC value, accurate to within ±1dB, is proposed. Protection rates of 50-97@1p can be achieved. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hearing protection; sound attenuation; noise level; evaluation of equipment |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; earmuffs; earplugs; sound spectrum |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Noise
Hearing protection
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