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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

  • Protectors
  • Ears
  • Acoustic measurement
  • Attenuation
  • Noise reduction
  • Standards
  • Evaluation
  • Tests
  • Manufacturers
  • Industrial hygiene
  • Ear protectors
  • Occupational safety and health
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • 95D - Human Factors Engineering
  • 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
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