British & International Standards
BS 5330
Hearing Handicap due to Noise Exposure
Standard Number BS 5330:1976
Title Method of test for estimating the risk of hearing handicap due to noise exposure
Abstract Specifies a relationship between noise exposure and the expected incidence of hearing handicap. The exposure is derived from the equivalent continuous A-weighted sound level during an 8-hour working day, whilst the handicap is taken as 30 dB referred to a specified audiometric zero.
Status Confirmed, Current
Publication Date 30 July 1976
Confirm Date 01 October 2007
Cross References BS 2497:Part 1, BS 2497:Part 2, BS 2497:Part 3, BS 4197
International Relationships ISO 1999 Not Equivalent
Supersedes Draft 74/27161 DC
Descriptors Hearing (auditory perception), Acoustic measurement, Hearing defects, Occupational medicine, Noise-induced hearing loss, Noise (environmental), Estimation, Auditory threshold, Duration
ICS 13.140
Sound Exposure Measurements
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