SIST EN 352-4:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 352-4:2021
01-april-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 352-4:2001
SIST EN 352-4:2001/A1:2006
Varovala sluha - Varnostne zahteve - 4. del: Naušniki, prilagodljivi ravni hrupa
Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 4: Level-dependent earmuffs
Gehörschützer - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfungen - Teil 4:
Pegelabhängige Kapselgehörschützer
Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie 4 : Serre-
tête à atténuation dépendante du niveau
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 352-4:2020
ICS:
13.340.20 Varovalna oprema za glavo Head protective equipment
SIST EN 352-4:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 352-4:2021


EN 352-4
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

November 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.20 Supersedes EN 352-4:2001
English Version

Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 4: Level-
dependent earmuffs
Protecteurs individuels contre le bruit - Exigences de Gehörschützer - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen
sécurité et essais - Partie 4 : Serre-tête à atténuation und Prüfungen - Teil 4: Pegelabhängige
dépendante du niveau Kapselgehörschützer
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 June 2018.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.

This European Standard exists 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.





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© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 352-4:2020 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 352-4:2020 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Requirements . 6
4.1 General . 6
4.2 Performance . 6
4.2.1 Criterion levels . 6
4.2.2 Criterion levels for products intended for use in impulse-type noise situations only . 6
4.2.3 Criterion levels for products not intended for use in impulse-type noise situations
only . 6
5 Marking . 6
6 Manufacturer's instructions and information . 7
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment aimed to be covered. 8
Bibliography . 9

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EN 352-4:2020 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 352-4:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 159 “Hearing
protectors”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by November 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 352-4:2001, EN 352-4:2001/A1:2005.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of
EU Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
Clause/Paragraph/Table/Figure Change
Clause 4 new requirements on criterion levels added
Clause 5 removed, reference to EN 13819-3:2019, 7.2.2 added
Annex A removed
Annex B removed, reference to EN 13819-3:2019, 7.2.2 added
NOTE 1 The technical changes referred to include the significant technical changes from the EN revised but
is not an exhaustive list of all modifications from the previous edition.
NOTE 2 The modifications include previously issued guidance documents according to Article 24 §11 in the
EU Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment. No changes have been made to minimum
safety requirements. The modifications do not affect the state of art of the product requirements for these
products.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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 the
United Kingdom.
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EN 352-4:2020 (E)
Introduction
The requirements of the standard are concerned with the level-dependent performance of the earmuffs.
The criterion levels within this standard are determined to limit the sound pressure level effective to
the ear to 85 dB(A).
EN 352-4 is part of a family of standards describing product requirements:
— EN 352-1, Hearing protectors — General requirements — Part 1: Earmuffs
— EN 352-2, Hearing protectors — General requirements — Part 2: Earplugs
— EN 352-3, Hearing protectors — General requirements — Part 3: Earmuffs attached to head
protection and/or face protection devices
— EN 352-4, Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 4: Level-dependent earmuffs
— EN 352-5, Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 5: Active noise reduction earmuffs
— EN 352-6, Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 6: Earmuffs wit
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