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DIN Standards Committee Personal Protective Equipment

Overview

This document is applicable to earmuffs supplemented by a safety-related audio input. The audio signal can be transmitted by electrical input or other communication like Bluetooth. It specifies requirements on construction, design, performance, marking and user information related to the inclusion of the safety-related audio input. Earmuffs with safety-related audio input are designed to provide speech information and warning signals, while providing attenuation of external sound. They may be selected for use in a number of different environments, for example in air traffic communication, in the police forces, in the broadcasting and entertainment industries. The responsible committee for this standard at DIN is NA 075-02-01 AA "Gehörschutz" ("Hearing protection").

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Responsible national committee

NA 075-02-01 AA - Hearing protection  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 159/WG 2 - Electronic and amplitude-sensitive hearing protectors