NRR, ABC OR… [hearing protector selection]

Auteurs-es

  • A. Behar Ontario Hydro, Whitby, Ont., Canada
  • J. Desormeaux Ontario Hydro, Whitby, Ont., Canada

Mots-clés :

hearing, noise abatement, radiation protection, standards, hearing protector selection, CSA Standard Committee on Hearing Protectors, ABC system, NRR systems, attenuation figures, hearing conservation

Résumé

Cette note technique examine la décision du comité des normes sur les protecteurs auditifs de la CSA de continuer d’utiliser le critère ABC pour l’évaluation des protecteurs auditifs. L’auteur compare les avantages des systèmes ABC et NRR et fait des recommandations concernant l’utilisation des valeurs d’atténuation aux fins de la préservation de l’ouïe.

Fichiers supplémentaires

Publié-e

1994-03-01

Comment citer

1.
Behar A, Desormeaux J. NRR, ABC OR… [hearing protector selection]. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 1 mars 1994 [cité 13 mai 2026];22(1):27-30. Disponible à: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/826

Numéro

Vol. 22 No. 1 (1994)

Rubrique

Articles techniques

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