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EH/1/1 - Hearing

Sector: Sustainability

Categories: | Protective equipment. Head | Soils. Chemical characteristics | Electroacoustics | Noise. Human beings | Measurement. Acoustics | Aids. Deaf and hearing impaired people | Acoustics. Other | Measurement. Acoustics. General | | Medical equipment. General

Overview: Under the direction of the EH/1, is responsible for UK input to ISO/TC 43 and CEN/TC 211 for standardisation in the field of hearing

Committee standards activity

In Progress (10)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/TC 43/SC 1 N 2582, ISO/NP 4869-7	Acoustics - Hearing protectors - Part 7: Method to measure the response of hearing protectors with high-level impulse noise on an acoustic test fixture Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Measurement and Science \| Metrology and measurement \| Measurement. Acoustics \| Measurement. Acoustics. General \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Acoustics. Sound insulation Proposal begins : 2020-07-30	Proposal
ISO/NP 4869-7	Acoustics -- Hearing protectors -- Part 7: Method to measure the response of hearing protectors with high-level impulse noise on an acoustic test fixture Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Air quality \| Health and Safety \| Safety. Machinery \| Protective equipment \| Protective equipment. Head Proposal begins : 2023-07-12	Proposal
BS ISO 532-3	Acoustics — Methods for calculating loudness — Part 3: Moore-Glasberg-Schlittenlacher method Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-11-01	Drafting
BS ISO 532-2	Acoustics — Methods for calculating loudness — Part 2: Moore-Glasberg method Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-11-01	Drafting
BS ISO 532-1	Acoustics — Methods for calculating loudness — Part 1: Zwicker method Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-11-01	Drafting
BS ISO 21388-1	Acoustics -- Hearing aid fitting management. Part 1: General framework Categories: \| Aids. Deaf and hearing impaired people \| Measurement. Acoustics. General Drafting begins : 2017-08-01	Drafting
BS ISO 1999	Acoustics — Estimation of noise-induced hearing loss Categories: Noise. Human beings Approval begins : 2025-06-27	Approval
BS EN ISO 389-3:2016/Amd 1	BS ISO 389-3:2016/Amd 1 Acoustics - Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment. Part 3: Reference equivalent threshold vibratory force levels for pure tones and bone vibrators - Amendment 1 Categories: Noise. Human beings Public comment begins : 2020-02-10	Public comment
BS EN ISO 21388	Acoustics - Hearing aid fitting management (HAFM) Categories: Unclassified documents Public comment begins : 2021-03-18	Public comment
BS EN ISO 21388	ISO 21388-1 Acoustics. Hearing aid fitting management (HAFM). Part 1: General process Categories: \| Aids. Deaf and hearing impaired people \| Measurement. Acoustics. General Public comment begins : 2025-06-25	Public comment

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
DD ISO/TS 4869-5:2006	Acoustics. Hearing protectors. Method for estimation of noise reduction using fitting by inexperienced test subjects Categories: Protective equipment. Head Published standard begins : 2006-12-14	Published standard
BS ISO 532-3:2023	Acoustics. Methods for calculating loudness. Moore-Glasberg-Schlittenlacher method Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General Published standard begins : 2023-07-17	Published standard
BS ISO 532-2:2017	Acoustics. Methods for calculating loudness. Moore-Glasberg method Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General Published standard begins : 2017-07-06	Published standard
BS ISO 532-1:2017	Acoustics. Methods for calculating loudness. Zwicker method Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General Published standard begins : 2017-06-22	Published standard
BS ISO 4869-6:2019	Acoustics. Hearing protectors. Determination of sound attenuation of active noise reduction earmuffs Categories: Protective equipment. Head Published standard begins : 2019-02-05	Published standard
BS ISO 28961:2012	Acoustics. Statistical distribution of hearing thresholds of otologically normal persons in the age range from 18 years to 25 years under free-field listening conditions Categories: Noise. Human beings Published standard begins : 2012-06-06	Published standard
BS ISO 226:2023	Acoustics. Normal equal-loudness-level contours Categories: Noise. Human beings Published standard begins : 2023-04-12	Published standard
BS ISO 1999:2013	Acoustics. Estimation of noise-induced hearing loss Categories: Noise. Human beings Published standard begins : 2013-10-17	Published standard
BS ISO 16832:2006	Acoustics. Loudness scaling by means of categories Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General Published standard begins : 2006-11-03	Published standard
BS EN ISO 8253-3:2022	Acoustics. Audiometric test methods. Speech audiometry Categories: Noise. Human beings Published standard begins : 2022-03-30	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 21388:2020	Acoustics. Hearing aid fitting management (HAFM) Categories: \| Aids. Deaf and hearing impaired people \| Measurement. Acoustics. General Withdrawn begins : 2021-09-03	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 7029:2017	Acoustics. Statistical distribution of hearing thresholds related to age and gender Categories: Noise. Human beings Withdrawn begins : 2024-04-08	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 7029:2000	Acoustics. Statistical distribution of hearing thresholds as a function of age Categories: Noise. Human beings Withdrawn begins : 2017-03-29	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 389-7:2005+A1:2016	Acoustics. Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment. Reference threshold of hearing under free-field and diffuse-field listening conditions Categories: Noise. Human beings Withdrawn begins : 2019-12-06	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 389-7:2005	Acoustics. Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment. Reference threshold of hearing under free-field and diffuse-field listening conditions Categories: Medical equipment. General \| Noise. Human beings Withdrawn begins : 2016-10-21	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 389-1:2000	Acoustics. Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment. Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and supra-aural earphones Categories: Medical equipment. General \| Noise. Human beings \| Electroacoustics Withdrawn begins : 2018-03-02	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 11904-2:2004	Acoustics. Determination of sound immission from sound sources placed close to the ear. Technique using a manikin Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General Withdrawn begins : 2021-03-23	Withdrawn
BS EN 15927:2010	Services offered by hearing aid professionals Categories: Aids. Deaf and hearing impaired people \| Electroacoustics Withdrawn begins : 2021-09-03	Withdrawn