ANSI S12.68 : 2007 : R2012
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METHODS OF ESTIMATING EFFECTIVE A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS WHEN HEARING PROTECTORS ARE WORN
Hardcopy , PDF
English
01-01-2017
13-07-2019
1 Scope and Applications
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Measurement of Sound Attenuation of Hearing
Protectors
5 Noise Level Reduction Statistic for Use with
A-Weighting (NRS[A])
6 Noise Level Reduction Statistic, Graphical
(NRS[G])
7 Octave-Band Method
Annex A (normative) - Noise Spectra Used in
Calculating the NRS[A] and NRS[G]
Annex B (informative) - Spreadsheet Illustrating
Calculation and Use of the NRS[A] and
NRS[G]
Annex C (informative) - Example of the Calculation
of the Assumed Protection Values and
the Use of the Octave-Band Method
Annex D (informative) - Calculation of the
Confidence Interval for the NRS[A80]
Bibliography
Defines a choice of three methods for use with hearing protector attenuation data to estimate the effective A-weighted sound pressure levels when a hearing protector is worn.
| Committee |
S12
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| DevelopmentNote |
Includes Program file (ZIP format). (07/2009)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
42
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| ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 2012
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| PublisherName |
Acoustical Society of America
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| ANSI S12 PT6 : 2016 | METHODS FOR MEASURING THE REAL-EAR ATTENUATION OF HEARING PROTECTORS |
| ANSI S1.4 : 1983 | SPECIFICATION FOR SOUND LEVEL METERS |
| ANSI/ASA S12.42 : 2010 | METHODS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF INSERTION LOSS OF HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES IN CONTINUOUS OR IMPULSIVE NOISE USING MICROPHONE-IN-REAL-EAR OR ACOUSTIC TEST FIXTURE PROCEDURES |
| ANSI/ASA S3.20 : 2015 | American National Standard Bioacoustical Terminology |
| ISO 4869-2:1994 | Acoustics — Hearing protectors — Part 2: Estimation of effective A-weighted sound pressure levels when hearing protectors are worn |
| AS/NZS 1270:2002 | Acoustics - Hearing protectors (Reconfirmed 2014) |
| CFR 40(PTS190-259) : JUL 2017 | PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
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