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Document ID (ISN)66309
CIS number 96-1011
ISSN - Serial title 0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité
Year 1995
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Barbara J.J., Soudry C., Pringalle C.
Title Personal protective equipment. Effective protection afforded by hearing protectors
Original title Equipements de protection individuelle. L'efficacité effective des protecteurs de l'ouïe [in French]
Bibliographic information Nov. 1995. No. 542, p.606-614. Illus. 7 ref.
Abstract Presentation of the characteristics of individual hearing protection equipment (earplugs, earmuffs and helmets) with passive or active sound attenuation. Description of applicable French occupational safety and health regulations (rules to be respected by the employer, the occupational physician and the worker) and standards. Presentation of the principal factors that determine the effective protection afforded by the equipment.
Descriptors (primary) hearing protection; equipment testing; noise
Descriptors (secondary) France; earplugs; legislation; acoustic helmets; earmuffs
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Noise
Hearing protection