1 - AS/NZS 1269.3:1998 OCCUPATIONAL NOISE MANAGEMENT - HEARING PROTECTOR PROGRAM
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 3 DEFINITIONS
6 - 3.1 Care
6 - 3.2 Criterion eight-hour equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level ...
6 - 3.3 Criterion peak sound pressure level ...
7 - 3.4 Effective level (of a sound for people wearing hearing protectors) L (eff)
7 - 3.5 Maintenance
7 - 3.6 Over-protection
7 - 3.7 Selection
7 - 3.8 Use
7 - 4 MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
8 - 5 HEARING PROTECTORS
8 - 5.1 General
8 - 5.2 Types of hearing protectors
8 - 5.2.1 Earmuffs
8 - 5.2.2 Earplugs
8 - 5.2.3 Ear canal caps
9 - 5.2.4 Acoustic helmets
9 - 5.2.5 Special types of hearing protectors
9 - 6 SELECTION OF HEARING PROTECTORS
9 - 6.1 Compliance of hearing protectors
9 - 6.1.1 General
9 - 6.1.2 Attenuation values
9 - 6.1.3 Test reports
9 - 6.2 Attenuation requirement
9 - 6.2.1 General
10 - 6.2.2 Over-protection
10 - 6.2.3 Importance of wearing time
10 - 6.2.4 Inadequate attenuation
10 - 6.2.5 Earplugs and earmuffs worn in combination
12 - 6.3 Comfort
12 - 6.4 Communication requirements
12 - 6.5 Compatibility with job requirements
12 - 6.6 Compatibility with the workplace
12 - 6.7 Compatibility with personal characteristics
12 - 6.7.1 General
12 - 6.7.2 Medical factors
13 - 7 ISSUE AND FITTING OF HEARING PROTECTORS
13 - 7.1 Issue of hearing protectors
13 - 7.2 Fitting of hearing protectors
13 - 7.2.1 General
13 - 7.2.2 Fitting procedures
13 - 8 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
13 - 8.1 General
14 - 8.2 Cleaning
14 - 8.2.1 General
14 - 8.2.2 Re-usable earplugs and ear canal caps
14 - 8.2.3 Earmuffs
14 - 8.2.4 Electronic/communications equipment
14 - 8.3 Storage
15 - 8.4 Maintenance
15 - 9 INSPECTION FOR DEFECTS
15 - 9.1 General
15 - 9.2 Inspection schedules
15 - 9.3 Inspection considerations
15 - 10 HEARING PROTECTOR AREAS
15 - 10.1 Identification of excessive noise areas
15 - 10.2 Entry into excessive noise areas
15 - 10.3 Use of excessively noisy equipment
15 - 10.4 Correct use of hearing protectors
16 - 11 ENSURING THE CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEARING PROTECTOR PROGRAM
17 - 12 TRAINING IN THE USE OF HEARING PROTECTORS
17 - 12.1 General
17 - 12.2 The educational program
17 - 12.2.1 General
17 - 12.2.2 Substance
17 - 12.2.3 Training methods
18 - 13 AUDIOMETRY AND THE PURPOSE OF AUDIOMETRIC TEST RESULTS
19 - APPENDIX A - METHODS OF SELECTING A HEARING PROTECTOR WHEN ...
19 - A1 SCOPE
19 - A2 SELECTION RULES
19 - A2.1 Classification method
19 - A2.2 Octave-band method
19 - A2.3 Other selection procedures
19 - A3 SELECTION METHODS
19 - A3.1 Classification method
20 - A3.2 Octave-band method
23 - APPENDIX B - METHOD FOR SELECTING A HEARING PROTECTOR WHEN ...
23 - B1 GENERAL
23 - B2 SELECTION RULES
23 - B2.1 Impulse noise from impacts and small-calibre weapons and tools
23 - B2.2 Impulse noise from large-calibre weapons and blasting
24 - APPENDIX C - HEADBAND CLAMP FORCE COMPARISON
24 - C1 GENERAL
24 - C2 CONSTRUCTION
25 - APPENDIX D - TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE SELECTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF HEARING PROTECTORS
25 - D1 OUTLINE
25 - D2 FORMAT
25 - D3 INSTRUCTIONS TO TRAINEES
26 - D4 GUIDE FOR THE SELECTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF HEARING PROTECTORS
26 - D4.1 Brief overview of noise, hearing and program
26 - D4.2 Reasons for wearing hearing protectors
26 - D4.3 Selection of hearing protectors
26 - D4.4 Use and proper fitting of hearing protectors
26 - D4.5 Wear time
27 - D4.6 Maintenance and storage
27 - D4.7 Summary
28 - APPENDIX E - DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASSIFICATION METHOD FOR SELECTION OF HEARING PROTECTORS