Hearing protectors standards

Authors

  • Alberto Behar IBBME, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
  • Willy Wong IBBME, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada

Keywords:

Ear protectors, Hearing protectors, Measurement standards, Noise levels, Sound attenuation, Sound level

Abstract

A number of significant hearing protectors' standards that have been implemented to encourage and protect healthy hearing are discussed. These standards are divided into three categories, such as measurement standards, applications standards, and combination of both standards. Measurement standards describe the method of measuring the sound attenuation at the threshold of hearing protectors. The attenuation is defined as the difference in sound levels that extract the threshold of hearing when the subject is protected and when he is not wearing the protector. The application standards use the results from the measured standards to calculate the noise level of the protected ear in dBA. The combination standard is intended to serve as guidance to manufacturers and users. It proposes two ways of calculating the noise level of the protected ear using two estimates.

Additional Files

Published

2009-09-01

How to Cite

1.
Behar A, Wong W. Hearing protectors standards. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2009 Sep. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 8];37(3):106-7. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/2156

Issue

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada