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Status Report September 2010
Informal EPA Meeting and Status Report April 2010
3M Comments to EPA on Proposed Hearing Protection Rule
EPA Publishes a Proposed New Rule
Revised ANSI Hearing Protector Test Methods Likely to Affect How NRR is Determined Experts in the field of hearing protection have reached consensus on a revised American National Standard, "Methods for Measuring the Real-Ear Attenuation of Hearing Protectors, ANSI/ASA S12.6-2008."
NRRs for Hearing Protectors: A Change is Coming EPA and most people involved in bringing about the new ratings believe they will reduce hearing loss and improve hearing conservation programs.
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