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1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 352-2:2002 Hearing protectors General requirements Part 2: Ear-plugs The European Standard EN 352-2:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICS 13.340.20 BS EN 352-2:2002 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Health and Environment Sector Pol

2、icy and Strategy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 11 November 2002 BSI 11 November 2002 ISBN 0 580 40725 X National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 352-2:2002. It supersedes BS EN 352-2:1993 w

3、hich is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PH/7, Hearing protectors, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which i

4、mplement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication

5、 does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/Eur

6、opean committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, p

7、ages 2 to 14, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN3522 October2002 ICS13.340.20 SupersedesEN352

8、2:1993 Englishversion HearingprotectorsGeneralrequirementsPart2:Earplugs ProtecteursindividuelscontrelebruitExigences gnralesPartie2:Bouchonsdoreilles GehrschtzerAllgemeineAnforderungenTeil2: Gehrschutzstpsel ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon18August2002. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CE

9、NELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinth

10、reeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,

11、France,Germany,Greece, Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2002CEN Allrightsofexploitati

12、oninanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN3522:2002EEN3522:2002(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 5 2 Normativereferences 5 3 Termsanddefinitions . 5 4 Requirements.6 4.1 Sizingandadjustability 6 4.2 Materialsandconstruction 7 4.3 Performance7 5 Mar

13、king.8 6 Informationsuppliedbythemanufacturer .8 6.1 General8 6.2 Wearerinformation 9 6.3 Additionalinformation 10 AnnexA (informative)Uncertaintyofmeasurementandinterpretationoftestresults11 AnnexZA (informative) ClausesofthisEuropeanstandardaddressingessentialrequirementsor otherprovisionsofEUDire

14、ctives .13 Bibliography 14EN3522:2002(E) 3 Foreword Thisdocument(EN3522:2002)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC159,“Hearingprotectors“, thesecretariatofwhichisheldbySIS. ThisEuropeanStandard shallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelat

15、estbyApril2003,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestby April2003. ThisdocumentsupersedesEN3522:1993. ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropean FreeTradeAssociation,andsupportsessentialrequirementsofEUDirective(s). Forrelationshipwith

16、EUDirective(s),seeinformativeannexZA,whichisanintegralpartofthisdocument. AnnexAisinformative. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,G

17、reece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain, Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN3522:2002(E) 4 Introduction Thisstandardfor”HearingProtectorsGeneralrequirementsEarplugs”,setsrequirementsforpersonalhearing protectiondevicesinrelationtoDirective89/686/EECPersona

18、lProtectiveEquipment. Theparticularrequirementinrelationtotheabilityofhearingprotectorstoreducenoisebelowdailylimitlevelsis addressedinthestandardbyrequiringthesoundattenuationofthehearingprotectors,measuredinaccordance withEN248691,tobenotlessthanaspecifiedminimum.Further,byrequiringthatthemeasured

19、sound attenuationbedeclared,theselectionofsuitablehearingprotectorsforindividualcircumstancesmaybe undertakenaccordingtoestablishedpractice. EN3521dealswithrequirementsforearmuffs,EN3522withearplugs,EN3523withearmuffsattachedto industrialsafetyhelmets.EN13819dealswithtestingplanscommontoalltypesofhe

20、aringprotectorscoveredby thisseriesofprENs,andisintwoParts;Part1:Physicaltestmethods,andPart2:Acoustictestmethods. Additionalsafetyrequirementsandtheassociatedtestproceduresforleveldependentearmuffsarecontainedin EN3524,forearmuffswithactivenoisereductioninprEN3525,forearmuffswithaudiocommunications

21、inprEN 3526andforleveldependentearplugsinprEN3527. ThePartsofprEN352,otherthanParts1,2and3,covertheperformanceoffunctionsadditionaltopassive hearingprotection.Hearingprotectorswhichincorporateoneormoreofthesefunctionsaresubjecttothe requirementsandtestsofeachoftherelevantPartsofprEN352,includingPart

22、s1,2or3,asappropriate. AnassociatedstandardEN458,coversselection,use,careandmaintenanceofhearingprotectors. TherequirementsofEN3522areconcernedprimarilywiththephysicalandacousticperformanceoftheear plugs.Itcoversdisposable,reusable,custommouldedandheadbandearplugs Inordertoassistuserstoselectthecorr

23、ectsize(s)earplug,anominaldiameter,orrangeofdiameters,oftheear plugsisrequiredtobedeclared(exceptforcustommouldedearplugs). Inthecaseofheadbandearplugs,thestandardspecifiessizingrequirementswhichenablethegreatmajorityof theindustrialpopulationtobefittedsatisfactorilyby”mediumsizerange”earplugs.Popul

24、ationsofothersizesmay beaccommodatedby”smallsizerange”or”largesizerange”earplugs,whicharerequiredtobeaccompaniedby informationregardingtherangeofsizeswhichtheyaredesignedtofit. Thestandardalsocallsforthevaluesofsoundattenuationaffordedbytheearplugs(measuredinaccordancewith EN248691)inordertoassistpu

25、rchasersinselectingthemostappropriatemodelofearplugsfortheirneeds. Minimumvaluesofsoundattenuationarealsospecified.EN3522:2002(E) 5 1Scope Thispartofthestandardspecifiesconstructional,designandperformancerequirements,markingrequirements anduserinformationforearplugs. Inparticular,itspecifiesthesound

26、attenuationoftheearplugs,measuredinaccordancewithEN248691. Ergonomicaspectsareaddressedbytakingintoaccount,withintherequirements,theinteractionbetweenthe wearer,thedeviceandwherepossibletheworkingenvironmentinwhichthedeviceislikelytobeused(seeAnnex ZAandEN458). 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStan

27、dardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetextandthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporated

28、initbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). EN138191:2002 ,HearingprotectorsTestingPart1:Physicaltestmethods EN138192:2002 ,HearingprotectorsTestingPart2:Acoustictestmethods ENISO48692 ,AcousticsHearingprotectorsPart2:Estimat

29、ionofeffectiveAweightedsoundpressurelevels whenhearingprotectorsareworn(ISO48692:1994) 3 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply: 3.1 earplugs hearingprotectorwornwithineachoftheexternalearcanals(aural)orintheconcha,againsttheentrancetoeach ofthe

30、externalearcanals(semiaural) 3.1.1 disposableearplugs earplugsintendedforonefittingonly 3.1.2 reusableearplugs earplugsintendedformorethanonefitting 3.1.3 formableearplugs earplugswhichrequiresomedegreeofmanipulationbeforefitting 3.1.4 preformedearplugs earplugswhichrequirenomanipulationbeforefittin

31、g 3.1.5 custommouldedearplugs earplugsmadeusinganimpressionoftheindividualconchaandtheexternalearcanaloftheuser NOTETheseareusuallyofthereusabletype.EN3522:2002(E) 6 3.1.6 headbandearplugs earplugslinkedbyaheadband(maybeauralorsemiaural;disposableorreusable) 3.1.6.1 overtheheadheadbandearplugs earpl

32、ugsdesignedtobewornwiththeheadbandpassingoverthetopofthehead 3.1.6.2 behindtheheadheadbandearplugs earplugsdesignedtobewornwiththeheadbandpassingbehindthehead 3.1.6.3 underthechinheadbandearplugs earplugsdesignedtobewornwiththeheadbandpassingunderthechin 3.1.6.4 universalheadbandearplugs earplugsdes

33、ignedtobewornasanoverthehead,abehindtheheadandanunderthechinearplug 3.2 headband band,usuallyofmetalorplastics,designedtoenabletheearplugstobeheldwithin(aural)oragainst(semiaural) theentrancetotheexternalearcanalsbyexertingforceagainsttheearplugelements 3.3 soundattenuation foragiventestsignal,theme

34、andifferenceindecibelsbetweenthethresholdofhearingwithandwithoutthe hearingprotectorinplace,forapaneloftestsubjects 4Requirements 4.1 Sizingandadjustability 4.1.1Aural earplugs Thenominaldiameteror,ifappropriate,therangeofnominaldiametersoftheearplugs,shallbetestedin accordancewithEN138191:2002,5.2a

35、ndreported. Custommouldedandsemiauralearplugsshallnotbesubjectedtothistest. 4.1.2 Headbandearplugs AdjustabilityshallbetestedinaccordancewithEN138191:2002,5.3andthefollowingrequirementssatisfied,as appropriate. Inthecaseofearplugsincorporatingameanstoadjusttheheadbandforce,theserequirementsshallbesa

36、tisfied atboththemaximumandtheminimumforcesetting. a)Overtheheadearplugs ForeachofthecombinationsoftestdimensionsshowninEN138191:2002,Table6,therangeoffittingofthe headbandshallenabletheearplugstobefittedtothefixture. b)Behindtheheadandunderthechinearplugs Foreachofthecombinationsoftestdimensionssho

37、wninEN138191:2002,Table7,therangeoffittingofthe headbandshallenabletheearplugstobefittedtothefixture.EN3522:2002(E) 7 4.2 Materialsandconstruction 4.2.1Materials Thosematerialsusedinpartsofearplugscomingintocontactwiththewearersskinshallcomplywiththe followingrequirements: a) Thematerialsshallnotbek

38、nowntobelikelytocauseskinirritation,skindisorders,allergicreactionsnorany otheradverseeffectstohealthwithinthelifetimeoftheuseoftheearplugs. b) Whensubjecttocontactwithsweat,earwaxorwithothermaterialslikelytobefoundintheearcanal,the materialsshallnotbeknowntoundergochangeswithinthelifetimeoftheuseof

39、theearplugsthatwouldresult insignificantalterationtothosepropertiesoftheearplugsthatarerequiredtobeassessedwhentheearplugs areexaminedforcompliancewith4.2and4.3. 4.2.2Construction 4.2.2.1Allpartsofearplugsshallbedesignedandmanufacturedsuchthattheyarenotliabletocausephysical damagetothewearerwhenfitt

40、edandusedaccordingtothemanufacturersinstructions(see5e)and6.2f). 4.2.2.2Anypartoftheearplugsthatislikelytoprotrudeoutsidetheearcanalwhenfittedinaccordancewiththe manufacturersinstructions(see5e)and6.2f)shallbeofsuchaconstructionthatmechanicalcontactwiththe earplugsisunlikelytocauseanyinjurytotheear.

41、 4.2.2.3Wheninsertedinaccordancewiththemanufacturersinstructions(see5e)and6.2f),earplugsshallbe capableofbeingreadilyandcompletelyremovedfromtheearcanalbytheuser,withouttheuseoftoolsor instruments,whentestedusingatestpanelof16subjects. 4.2.2.4Whenearplugsaremarkedreusable(see5d),reclosablepackaging,

42、suitabletoensurehygienicstorage betweenuse,shallbesuppliedwitheachpairofearplugs. NOTEInformationconcerningcompliancewiththisclause,4.2.2,maybederivedfromobservationsarisingduringthecourse of,orfollowing,testsperformedinordertodeterminecompliancewith4.3.6. 4.3Performance 4.3.1General Therequirements

43、specifiedin4.3.2to4.3.6shallbesatisfied. EarplugsshallbeconditionedandtestedinaccordancewithEN138191:2002,5.1.1,5.1.2and5.1.3. 4.3.2 Resistancetodamagewhendropped TheearplugsshallnotcrackwhentestedinaccordancewithEN138191:2002,5.4.Neithershallanypartofthe earplugsbecomedetached,suchthatcorrectreassemblyrequirestheuseofeitheratoolorareplacementpart. 4.3.3 Resistancetodamagewhendroppedatlowtemperat