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List of Personal Hearing Protectors and Attenuation Data.

PB267461

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Kroes, P.; Fleming, R.; Lempert, B.
Page Count	46
Abstract	Information from manufacturers and suppliers of personal hearing protectors is compiled into a list. Included in the list are manufacturer or supplier, model and type, average attenuation values and standard deviations at test frequencies 125 to 80000 hertz, test standard, and test laboratory. Also presented is a brief discussion of the factors to be considered in choosing hearing protectors, a short description of NIOSH activities related to hearing protector research, and methods for calculating noise reduction factors for hearing protectors.
Keywords	Protectors Ears Acoustic measurement Attenuation Noise reduction Standards Evaluation Tests Manufacturers Industrial hygiene Ear protectors Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	95D - Human Factors Engineering 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. Div. of Labs. and Criteria Development.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197718

List of Personal Hearing Protectors and Attenuation Data.

List of Personal Hearing Protectors and Attenuation Data.
PB267461

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Kroes, P.; Fleming, R.; Lempert, B.
Page Count	46
Abstract	Information from manufacturers and suppliers of personal hearing protectors is compiled into a list. Included in the list are manufacturer or supplier, model and type, average attenuation values and standard deviations at test frequencies 125 to 80000 hertz, test standard, and test laboratory. Also presented is a brief discussion of the factors to be considered in choosing hearing protectors, a short description of NIOSH activities related to hearing protector research, and methods for calculating noise reduction factors for hearing protectors.
Keywords	Protectors Ears Acoustic measurement Attenuation Noise reduction Standards Evaluation Tests Manufacturers Industrial hygiene Ear protectors Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	95D - Human Factors Engineering 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. Div. of Labs. and Criteria Development.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197718