EN 458:2016

Hearing protectors - Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance - Guidance document

This document gives recommendations for the selection, use, care and maintenance of hearing protectors.

Gehörschützer - Empfehlungen für Auswahl, Einsatz, Pflege und Instandhaltung - Leitfaden

Dieses Dokument gibt Empfehlungen für Auswahl, Einsatz, Pflege und Instandhaltung von Gehörschützern.

Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Recommandations relatives à la sélection, à l'utilisation, aux précautions d'emploi et à l'entretien - Document guide

Le présent document fournit des recommandations relatives à la sélection, à l’utilisation, aux précautions d’emploi et à l’entretien des protecteurs individuels contre le bruit.

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General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 01-Mar-2016
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Sep-2016
• ICS: 13.340.20 - Head protective equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 159 - Hearing protectors
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 159/WG 5 - Guidance document for hearing protectors
• Current Stage: 9092 - Decision on results of review/2YR ENQ - revise - Review Enquiry
• Completion Date: 25-Nov-2021
• 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/BC/CEN/88/6 - Order for standardization concerning Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) - hearing protection
• Ref Project: SIST EN 458:2016 - Hearing protectors - Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance - Guidance document

Relations

• Replaces: EN 458:2004 - Hearing protectors - Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance - Guidance document
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2016
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SIST EN 458:2005
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Hearing protectors - Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance -
Guidance document
Gehörschützer - Empfehlungen für Auswahl, Einsatz, Pflege und Instandhaltung -
Leitfaden
Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Recommandations relatives à la sélection, à
l'utilisation, aux précautions d'emploi et à l'entretien - Document guide
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 458:2016
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 458
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2016
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.20 Supersedes EN 458:2004
English Version
Hearing protectors - Recommendations for selection, use,
care and maintenance - Guidance document
Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Gehörschützer - Empfehlungen für Auswahl, Einsatz,
Recommandations relatives à la sélection, à Pflege und Instandhaltung - Leitfaden
l'utilisation, aux précautions d'emploi et à l'entretien -
Document guide
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 8 August 2015.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 5
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 9
5 Types of hearing protectors . 9
5.1 Design forms . 9
5.1.1 Earmuffs . 9
5.1.2 Helmet mounted earmuffs . 10
5.1.3 Earplugs . 10
5.2 Function mode . 10
5.2.1 Basic function mode . 10
5.2.2 Level-dependent hearing protectors . 11
5.2.3 Active noise reduction (ANR) protectors . 11
5.2.4 Hearing protectors with external audio input . 11
6 Selection . 12
6.1 Principles . 12
6.2 Selection according to sound attenuation . 12
6.2.1 Guide to protection rating . 12
6.2.2 Sound attenuation in practice (Real-world attenuation) . 13
6.2.3 Acoustical selection methods . 13
6.2.4 Selection of combination of earmuffs and earplugs . 15
6.3 Selection according to work environment . 15
6.3.1 Factors of work environment – overview . 15
6.3.2 Acoustical factors . 15
6.3.3 Environmental factors (non-acoustic) . 17
6.4 Communication . 19
6.4.1 Essential work related speech communication, especially speech intelligibility . 19
6.4.2 Effects of over-protection . 19
6.5 Compatibility with other PPE . 19
6.6 Selection according to hearing protector types . 19
6.6.1 Earmuffs – General. 19
6.6.2 Helmet-mounted earmuffs . 19
6.6.3 Earplugs – General . 19
6.6.4 Hearing protectors with additional function modes . 20
6.7 Medical disorders. 20
6.8 Ergonomics and fitting . 20
6.9 Conformity with relevant requirements for incorporated electronics . 21
6.9.1 Intrinsic safety . 21
6.9.2 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . 21
7 Use . 21
7.1 General . 21
7.2 Availability of hearing protectors . 21
7.3 Correct fitting . 21
7.3.1 General . 21
7.3.2 Earmuffs . 21
7.3.3 Earplugs . 22
7.3.4 Fit check for hearing protectors . 22
7.4 Simultaneous use of hearing protector with other PPE . 22
7.4.1 General . 22
7.4.2 Protective clothing . 22
7.4.3 Spectacles . 22
7.4.4 Goggles . 22
7.4.5 Face shields . 22
7.4.6 Hoods . 23
7.4.7 Safety helmets . 23
7.4.8 Respiratory protection devices . 23
7.5 Speech intelligibility and signal audibility . 23
7.6 Instruction and training . 23
7.6.1 General . 23
7.6.2 Information . 23
7.6.3 Special instructions for use including training . 24
7.7 Period of use . 24
7.8 Leisure activities . 25
8 Care and maintenance . 25
8.1 General . 25
8.2 Hygiene and cleaning . 25
8.3 Inspection and replacement . 25
8.4 Storage . 25
8.5 Disposal . 25
Annex A (normative) Methods for assessing the sound attenuation of a passive hearing
protector . 26
A.1 General . 26
A.2 Octave band method . 29
A.3 HML method .
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