| Document ID (ISN) | 30523 |
| CIS number |
79-183 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité |
| Year |
1978 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Damongeot A., Lafaye R., Krawsky G., Liévin D., Englert M. |
| Title |
Efficacy and comfort of personal hearing protectors |
| Original title |
Efficacité et confort des protecteurs individuels contre le bruit. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
May-June 1978, No.5-6, p.361-381. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Report on tests by the French National Research and Safety Institute (INRS) on 102 hearing protectors (earmuffs and earplugs, including 60 tested in 1972 and 40 newly available models. The increased efficacy of earmuffs and earplugs between 1972 and 1976 is shown and noise attenuation curves, overall attenuation, comfort, mechanical characteristics are given for the new models (22 earmuffs and 18 earplugs). Details of comfort and overall attenuation characteristics are also given for 62 other hearing protectors. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hearing protection; equipment testing; earmuffs; earplugs |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
evaluation of equipment; protection criteria; comfort criteria; sound attenuation |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Hearing protection
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