SIST EN 352-6:2021/kprA1:2024
(Amendment)Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio input
Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio input
This European Standard is applicable to earmuffs supplemented by a safety-related audio input. It specifies requirements on construction, design, performance, marking and user information related to the inclusion of the safety-related audio input.
Gehörschützer - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfungen - Teil 6: Kapselgehörschützer mit Kommunikationseinrichtungen
Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie 6 : Serre-tête avec entrée audio
Varovala sluha - Varnostne zahteve - 6. del: Naušniki z varnostnim avdio vhodom - Dopolnilo A1
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 30-Jan-2022
- Technical Committee
- OVP - Personal protecting equipment
- Current Stage
- 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 10-May-2024
- Due Date
- 15-May-2024
- Completion Date
- 13-May-2024
Relations
- Consolidated By
SIST EN 352-6:2021+A1:2024 - Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio input - Effective Date
- 01-Jun-2024
- Effective Date
- 08-Apr-2020
Overview
EN 352-6:2020/FprA1 (draft amendment prA1:2021) is a CEN European Standard that covers hearing protectors - earmuffs with safety-related audio input. It specifies mandatory requirements for construction, design, performance, marking and user information when an earmuff is supplemented by a safety-related audio input (for example, communications or warning audio routed into the earcup). The amendment updates normative references and adds measurement and signal criteria for analogue frequency-modulated (FM) two-way radio inputs, and confirms the standard’s relationship to Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment.
Key Topics and Requirements
- Scope and applicability
- Applies specifically to earmuffs with safety-related audio input, addressing how integrated audio affects protective performance and safety information.
- Construction and design
- Requirements ensure that added audio components do not compromise mechanical integrity, wearer protection or ergonomics.
- Performance and sound output
- The amendment requires sound output level measurement for analogue FM two-way radio inputs to follow procedures in EN 13819-3:2019/prA1:2021 (referenced clauses 7.7.1.2.1 / 7.7.1.2.2).
- The criterion input signal for such inputs is to be calculated according to EN 13819-3:2019/prA1:2021 (clause 7.7.1.3.1).
- Marking and user information
- Clear labeling and instructions are required to explain system limitations, safe use of the audio input, and maintenance to preserve hearing protection performance.
- Regulatory alignment
- Annex ZA clarifies conformity as a voluntary means to meet essential requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
Applications and Who Uses This Standard
- Manufacturers of hearing protectors integrating communication or warning audio into earmuffs will use the standard to design compliant products.
- Test laboratories and conformity assessment bodies will apply the referenced measurement methods (EN 13819-3 series) to verify sound output and signal criteria.
- Safety managers, procurement officers and occupational health professionals will rely on the standard to select PPE that maintains hearing protection while allowing safety-critical audio communications.
- Regulatory and compliance teams use the standard to demonstrate alignment with EU PPE Regulation 2016/425.
Related Standards
- EN 352-6:2020 (base part) - original standard for earmuffs with audio input
- EN 13819-3:2019 + A1 (referenced for measurement and criterion input signal)
- Regulation (EU) 2016/425 - essential requirements for personal protective equipment
Keywords: EN 352-6:2020/FprA1, hearing protectors, earmuffs with safety-related audio input, EN 13819-3, FM two-way radio input, EU Regulation 2016/425, personal protective equipment.
Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 352-6:2021/kprA1:2024 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio input". This standard covers: This European Standard is applicable to earmuffs supplemented by a safety-related audio input. It specifies requirements on construction, design, performance, marking and user information related to the inclusion of the safety-related audio input.
This European Standard is applicable to earmuffs supplemented by a safety-related audio input. It specifies requirements on construction, design, performance, marking and user information related to the inclusion of the safety-related audio input.
SIST EN 352-6:2021/kprA1:2024 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.340.20 - Head protective equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 352-6:2021/kprA1:2024 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 352-6:2021+A1:2024, SIST EN 352-6:2021. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 352-6:2021/kprA1:2024 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2016/425; Standardization Mandates: M/571. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
SIST EN 352-6:2021/kprA1:2024 is available in PDF format for immediate download after purchase. The document can be added to your cart and obtained through the secure checkout process. Digital delivery ensures instant access to the complete standard document.
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 352-6:2021/oprA1:2022
01-januar-2022
Varovala sluha - Varnostne zahteve - 6. del: Naušniki z varnostnim avdio vhodom -
Dopolnilo A1
Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio
input
Gehörschützer - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfungen - Teil 6:
Kapselgehörschützer mit Kommunikationseinrichtungen
Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie 6 : Serre-
tête avec entrée audio
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 352-6:2020/prA1
ICS:
13.340.20 Varovalna oprema za glavo Head protective equipment
SIST EN 352-6:2021/oprA1:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
SIST EN 352-6:2021/oprA1:2022
SIST EN 352-6:2021/oprA1:2022
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 352-6:2020
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
November 2021
ICS 13.340.20
English Version
Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6:
Earmuffs with safety-related audio input
Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Exigences de Gehörschützer - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen
sécurité et essais - Partie 6 : Serre-tête avec entrée und Prüfungen - Teil 6: Kapselgehörschützer mit
audio Kommunikationseinrichtungen
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 159.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 352-6:2020. If this draft becomes an amendment,
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of
this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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