EN 352-6:2020

Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio input

This European Standard is applicable to earmuffs supplemented by a safety-related audio input. It specifies requirements on construction, design, performance, marking and user information related to the inclusion of the safety-related audio input.

Gehörschützer - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen - Teil 6: Kapselgehörschützer mit sicherheitsrelevantem Audioinput

Dieses Dokument ist anzuwenden für Kapselgehörschützer mit sicherheitsrelevantem Audioinput. Das Audiosignal kann über einen elektrischen Eingang oder andere Kommunikationssysteme, wie Bluetooth , übertragen werden. Es legt für die Integration des sicherheitsrelevanten Audioinputs Anforderungen hinsichtlich Konstruktion, Gestaltung, Leistung, Kennzeichnung und Benutzerinformationen fest.
Kapselgehörschützer mit sicherheitsrelevantem Audioinput haben die Aufgabe, Sprachinformationen und Warnsignale wiederzugeben während Umgebungsgeräusche gedämmt werden. Sie können in einer ganzen Reihe von Arbeitssituationen Verwendung finden, z. B. im Bereich der Flugkommunikation, bei der Polizei sowie in der Rundfunk- und Unterhaltungsindustrie.

Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie 6 : Serre-tête avec entrée audio

La présente Norme européenne est applicable aux serre-tête avec en supplément une entrée audio dédiée à la sécurité. Elle spécifie les exigences en matière de construction, de conception, de performances et de marquage ainsi que les informations destinées à l’utilisateur pour ce qui concerne l’incorporation de l'entrée audio dédiée à la sécurité.

VVarovala sluha - Varnostne zahteve - 6. del: Naušniki z varnostnim avdio vhodom

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 24-Nov-2020
• Withdrawal Date: 13-Apr-2025
• ICS: 13.340.20 - Head protective equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 159 - Hearing protectors
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 159/WG 2 - Amplitude sensitive hearing protectors
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 03-Apr-2024
• Completion Date: 14-Apr-2025
• Directive: 2016/425 - Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
• Directive: 89/686/EEC - Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment
• Directive: 93/68/EEC - Council Directive amending Dir. 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC and 73/23/EEC
• Directive: 93/95/EEC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Directive: 96/58/EC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Mandate: M/031 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning standards for Personal Protective Equipment
• Mandate: M/571 - COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 19.11.2020 on a standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardization and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization as regards personal protective equipment in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Ref Project: SIST EN 352-6:2021 - Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio input

Relations

• Replaces: EN 352-6:2002 - Hearing protectors - Safety requirements and testing - Part 6: Ear-muffs with electrical audio input
• Effective Date: 02-Dec-2020
• Merged Into: EN 352-6:2020+A1:2024 - Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio input
• Effective Date: 07-Feb-2024
• Amended By: EN 352-6:2020/FprA1 - Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio input
• Effective Date: 08-Apr-2020

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 352-6:2003
VVarovala sluha - Varnostne zahteve - 6. del: Naušniki z varnostnim avdio vhodom
Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio
input
Gehörschützer - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfungen - Teil 6:
Kapselgehörschützer mit Kommunikationseinrichtungen
Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie 6 : Serre-
tête avec entrée audio
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 352-6:2020
ICS:
13.340.20 Varovalna oprema za glavo Head protective equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 352-6
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.20 Supersedes EN 352-6:2002
English Version
Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6:
Earmuffs with safety-related audio input
Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Exigences de Gehörschützer - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen
sécurité et essais - Partie 6 : Serre-tête avec entrée und Prüfungen - Teil 6: Kapselgehörschützer mit
audio Kommunikationseinrichtungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 June 2018.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Requirements . 6
4.1 General . 6
4.2 Sound output levels and criterion input signal . 6
5 Marking . 6
6 Manufacturer's instructions and information . 6
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment aimed to be covered. 8
Bibliography . 9

European foreword
This document (EN 352-6:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 159 “Hearing
protectors”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by November 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 352-6:2002.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of
EU Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
Clause/Paragraph/Table/Figure Change
removed, reference to EN 13819-3:2019 7.5.1 and 7.6.1
Clause 5
added
Annex A removed
removed, reference to EN 13819-3:2019 7.5.1 and 7.6.1
Annex B
added
NOTE 1 The technical changes referred to include the significant technical changes from the EN revised but
is not an exhaustive list of all modifications from the previous edition.
NOTE 2 The modifications include previously issued guidance documents according to Article 24 §11 in the
EU Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment. No changes have been made to minimum
safety requirements. The modifications do not affect the state of art of the product requirements for these
products.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
The requirements of the standard are concerned with the safety-related audio input performance of the
earmuffs. Sound output levels and criterion input signals are reported in the user information.
EN 352-6 is part of a family of standards describing product requirements:
— EN 352-1, Hearing protectors — General requirements — Part 1: Earmuffs
— EN 352-2, Hearing protectors — General requirements — Part 2: Earplugs
— EN 352-3, Hearing protectors — General requirements — Part 3: Earmuffs attached to head
protection and/or face protection devices
— EN 352-4, Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 4: Level-dependent earmuffs
— EN 352-5, Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 5: Active noise reduction earmuffs
— EN 352-6, Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio
input
— EN 352-7, Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 7: Level-dependent earplugs
— EN 352-8, Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 8: Entertainment audio earmuffs
— EN 352-9, Hearing protec
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