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PH/7 - Hearing protectors

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Protective equipment. Head | Protective equipment

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 159 Hearing protectors

Committee standards activity

In Progress (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
Draft Decision C01/2023 - Activation of Preliminary WI - EN 458rev

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Health and Safety | Protective equipment | Protective equipment. Head

Proposal begins : 2023-05-30 		Proposal
CEN/TC 159 N829, Draft Decision C 07/2021 Hearing protectors - Testing - Part 3: Supplementary acoustic test methods

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Measurement and Science | Testing | Health and Safety | Protective equipment | Protective equipment. Head

Proposal begins : 2021-03-22 		Proposal
Published (14)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 458:2025 Hearing protectors — Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance — Guidance document

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Published standard begins : 2026-01-08 		Published standard
BS EN 352-9:2020+A1:2024 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements. Earplugs with safety-related audio input

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Published standard begins : 2024-04-05 		Published standard
BS EN 352-8:2020+A1:2024 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements. Entertainment audio earmuffs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Published standard begins : 2024-04-09 		Published standard
BS EN 352-7:2020 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements. Level-dependent earplugs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Published standard begins : 2020-11-26 		Published standard
BS EN 352-6:2020+A1:2024 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements. Earmuffs with safety-related audio input

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Published standard begins : 2024-04-05 		Published standard
BS EN 352-5:2020 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements. Active noise reduction earmuffs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Published standard begins : 2020-12-01 		Published standard
BS EN 352-4:2020 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements. Level-dependent earmuffs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Published standard begins : 2020-11-24 		Published standard
BS EN 352-2:2020+A1:2024 Hearing protectors. General requirements. Earplugs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Published standard begins : 2024-06-13 		Published standard
BS EN 352-10:2020+A1:2024 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements. Entertainment audio earplugs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Published standard begins : 2024-04-05 		Published standard
BS EN 352-1:2020 Hearing protectors. General requirements. Earmuffs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Published standard begins : 2020-11-25 		Published standard
Withdrawn (22)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 458:2016 Hearing protectors. Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance. Guidance document

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Withdrawn begins : 2026-01-08 		Withdrawn
BS EN 458:2004 Hearing protectors. Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance. Guidance document

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Withdrawn begins : 2016-03-07 		Withdrawn
BS EN 352-9:2020 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements. Earplugs with safety-related audio input

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Withdrawn begins : 2024-04-05 		Withdrawn
BS EN 352-8:2020 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements. Entertainment audio earmuffs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Withdrawn begins : 2024-04-09 		Withdrawn
BS EN 352-8:2008 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Entertainment audio ear-muffs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Withdrawn begins : 2020-11-23 		Withdrawn
BS EN 352-7:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Level-dependent ear-plugs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Withdrawn begins : 2020-11-26 		Withdrawn
BS EN 352-6:2020 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements. Earmuffs with safety-related audio input

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Withdrawn begins : 2024-04-05 		Withdrawn
BS EN 352-6:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Ear-muffs with electrical audio input

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Withdrawn begins : 2020-12-02 		Withdrawn
BS EN 352-5:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Active noise reduction ear muffs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Withdrawn begins : 2020-12-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 352-5:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Active noise reduction ear-muffs

Categories: Protective equipment. Head

Withdrawn begins : 2006-09-14 		Withdrawn