SIST EN 352-4:2001/A1:2006

Hearing protectors - Safety requirements and testing - Part 4: Level-dependent ear-muffs

This Amendment to EN 352-4 modifies the  original standard with respect to the following  clauses: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.3.3, 5.3, Annex B.

Gehörschützer - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfungen - Teil 4: Pegelabhängige Kapselgehörschützer

Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie 4 : Serre-tete a atténuation dépendante du niveau

Varovala sluha – Varnostne zahteve in preskušanje – 4. del: Naušniki, katerih dušenje je odvisno od nivoja hrupa

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2005
• Withdrawal Date: 16-Mar-2021
• ICS: 13.340.20 - Head protective equipment
• Technical Committee: OVP - Personal protecting equipment
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 17-Mar-2021
• Due Date: 09-Apr-2021
• Completion Date: 17-Mar-2021
• 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/BC/CEN/90/2 - Order for standardization concerning Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.)
• Ref Project: EN 352-4:2001/A1:2005 - Hearing protectors - Safety requirements and testing - Part 4: Level-dependent ear-muffs

Relations

• Replaced By: SIST EN 352-4:2021 - Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 4: Level-dependent earmuffs
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2021
• Amends: SIST EN 352-4:2001 - Hearing protectors - Safety requirements and testing - Part 4: Level-dependent ear-muffs
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Amends: SIST EN 352-4:2001 - Hearing protectors - Safety requirements and testing - Part 4: Level-dependent ear-muffs
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 352-4:2001/A1:2006
01-januar-2006
Varovala sluha – Varnostne zahteve in preskušanje – 4. del: Naušniki, katerih
dušenje je odvisno od nivoja hrupa
Hearing protectors - Safety requirements and testing - Part 4: Level-dependent ear-muffs
Gehörschützer - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfungen - Teil 4:
Pegelabhängige Kapselgehörschützer
Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie 4 : Serre-
tete a atténuation dépendante du niveau
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 352-4:2001/A1:2005
ICS:
13.340.20 Varovalna oprema za glavo Head protective equipment
SIST EN 352-4:2001/A1:2006 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 352-4:2001/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2005
ICS 13.340.20

English Version
Hearing protectors - Safety requirements and testing - Part 4:
Level-dependent ear-muffs
Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Exigences de Gehörschützer - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
sécurité et essais - Partie 4 : Serre-tête à atténuation Prüfungen - Teil 4: Pegelabhängige Kapselgehörschützer
dépendante du niveau
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 352-4:2001; it was approved by CEN on 19 September 2005.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this
amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 352-4:2001/A1:2005 (E)
Foreword
This European Standard (EN 352-4:2001/A1:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 159
“Hearing protectors”, the secretariat of which is held by SIS.
This Amendment to the European Standard EN 352-4:2001 shall be given the status of a national standard,
either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2006, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by April 2006.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and United Kingdom.

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EN 352-4:2001/A1:2005 (E)

Page 5, Clause 3. Terms and definitions, subclause 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3
Replace the existing text of 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 with the following:
3.1
criterion level (H)
A-weighted sound pressure level of the H noise for which the A-weighted equivalent diffuse field related sound
pressure level when a level-dependent ear-muff is worn and the sound restoration circuit is operating at
maximum volume first exceeds 85 dB(A) (as determined using the calculation procedure described in Annex
B)
3.2
criterion level (M)
A-weighted sound pressure level of the M noise for which the A-weighted equivalent diffuse field related
sound pressure level when a level-dependent ear-muff is worn and the sound restoration circuit is operating at
maximum volume first exceeds 85 dB(A) (as determined using the calculation procedure described in Annex
B)
3.3
criterion level (L)
A-weighted sound pressure level of the L noise for which the A-weighted equivalent diffuse field related sound
pressure level when a level-dependent ear-muff is worn and the sound restoration circuit is operating at
maximum volume first exceeds 85 dB(A) (as determined using the calculation procedure described in Annex
B)

Page 6, subclause 4.3.3
Delete 4.3.3

Page 7, subclause 5.3
Delete 5.3

Page 10, Annex B
Replace the existing text of Annex B with the following text:

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EN 352-4:2001/A1:2005 (E)
Annex B
(informative)

Determination of criterion level for level-dependent ear-muffs
B.1 Introduction
The A-weighted equivalent diffuse f
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