CDC logoSafer Healthier People  CDC HomeCDC SearchCDC Health Topics A-Z
NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Skip navigation links Search NIOSH  |  NIOSH Home  |  NIOSH Topics  |  Site Index  |  Databases and Information Resources  |  NIOSH Products  |  Contact Us

Search for NIOSH Publications: NIOSHTIC-2

NIOSHTIC-2 Search Results

      Advanced Search  |  Help  |  About  |  Feedback 
Terms: 20024453 1 - 1 of 1 Bibliographic entries All record(s) shown.
Save All   |   Save Page View Saved    |    Download
Select check boxes to automatically save entries, or use 'save all' or 'save page' links above.

 1 Hearing protector device compendium
Authors Franks-J 
Source Cincinnati, OH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Jun; :web page 
Link http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/hpcomp.html 
NIOSHTIC No. 20024453 
AbstractIn 2000, NIOSH researchers initiated a new effort to collect data published by manufacturers of hearing protectors sold in the United States. The new data was sought to augment or replace the data last collected by NIOSH for the 1994 Hearing Protector Compendium (DHHS(NIOSH) Pub. No. 95-105). The data included the mean attenuations and standard deviations of the attenuations provided by the manufacturers on labeling required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Also provided were data about protector construction, materials, and other features that may aid in selection of protectors for specific situations. All companies listed in various industry, technical, and professional directories were invited to submit data. Many companies that were listed in the 1994 compendium have merged with other companies or have ceased to manufacturer or sell hearing protectors. The present compendium, as of June 2003, contains data from 23 manufacturers nationwide (down from 53 in the 1994 compendium) on 292 hearing protectors (up from 241 in the 1994 compendium). Although only 23 of the 67 companies contacted responded to the request for data, these 23 represent a majority of the market share. There are no data in the compendium other than those provided by the manufacturers. In the pursuit of completeness all other manufacturers are welcome to submit their data. 
KeywordsHearing; Hearing-protection; Noise-protection; Noise-induced-hearing-loss; Sound-attenuation; Protective-equipment; Personal-protective-equipment; Personal-protection 
Publication Date20030601 
Document TypeBook or book chapter 
Fiscal Year2003 
NTIS Accession No. 
NTIS Price 
NIOSH DivisionDART 
Priority AreaDisease and Injury: Hearing Loss 
Source NameNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
StateOH 
Page 1 of 1
All record(s) shown.