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A proposal for a more refined single number rating system for hearing protector attenuation specification
Warwick Williams
Senior Research Engineer, National Acoustic Laboratories, Chatswood, NSW 2067, Australia
Correspondence Address:
Warwick Williams
National Acoustic Laboratories, 126 Greville Street, Chatswood, NSW 2070
Australia
From a study of recent hearing protector attenuation test data, this work presents a proposal to reconsider how data, gathered by recognized standard subjective test procedures, is used to calculate the single number performance rating of hearing protectors. Current practice is to embed the expected performance (mean) and the variation in performance (standard deviation) in a single rating figure. A proposal is made for clearly separating expected performance from the variation while retaining the use of the current subjective test procedures. This proposal is applicable to all current single number rating systems including SNR, NRR, SLC 80, and the newer ANSI NRS Ax.
How to cite this article:
Williams W. A proposal for a more refined single number rating system for hearing protector attenuation specification.Noise Health 2012;14:210-214
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How to cite this URL:
Williams W. A proposal for a more refined single number rating system for hearing protector attenuation specification. Noise Health [serial online] 2012 [cited 2023 Mar 23 ];14:210-214
Available from: https://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2012;volume=14;issue=59;spage=210;epage=214;aulast=Williams;type=0 |
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