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AS/NZS 1270:2002

Reconfirmed 2014
AS/NZS 1270
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Australian/New Zealand Standard


AcousticsHearing protectors

AS/NZS 1270:2002
This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical
Committee AV-003, Acoustics, Human Effects. It was approved on behalf of the
Council of Standards Australia on 30 November 2001 and on behalf of the Council
of Standards New Zealand on 3 December 2001. It was published on
18 January 2002.

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The following interests are represented on Committee AV-003:


Association of Australian Acoustical Consultants
Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia
Australian Acoustical Society
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Hearing
Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council
Consumers Federation of Australia
Department of Labour, New Zealand
Institute of Marine Engineers, Australia/New Zealand Division
Institution of Engineers Australia
New South Wales Nurses Association
New South Wales Rural Fire Service
New Zealand Audiological Society
Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Australia
Safety Institute of Australia
Victorian WorkCover Authority
WorkCover N.S.W.
WorkSafe, Western Australia
Additional Interests participating in the preparation of this Standard:
University of Western Sydney

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 00244.

AS/NZS 1270:2002 (Reconfirmed) 2014-07-04

RECONFIRMATION
OF
AS/NZS 1270:2002
AcousticsHearing protectors

RECONFIRMATION NOTICE

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Technical Committee AV-003has reviewed the content of this publication and in


accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined
that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original
date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of
such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for
reconfirmation on 22 May 2014.
Approved for reconfirmation in New Zealand on behalf of the Standards Council of
New Zealand on 4 June 2014.
The following are represented on Technical Committee AV-003:
Accident Compensation Corporation (New Zealand)
Association of Australian Acoustical Consultants
Australian Acoustical Society
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Department of Commerce, Worksafe Division, Western Australia
Department of Defence (Australian Government)
Engineers Australia
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ,New Zealand
Ministry of Health, New Zealand
National Acoustic Laboratories
New South Wales Nurses' Association
New Zealand Audiological Society
WorkSafe Victoria

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NOTES

AS/NZS 1270:2002

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Australian/New Zealand Standard


AcousticsHearing protectors

Originated as AS 12701975.
Previous edition AS/NZS 1270:1999
Fifth edition 2002.

COPYRIGHT
Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
All rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written permission of the
publisher.
Jointly published by Standards Australia International Ltd, GPO Box 5420, Sydney, NSW 2001
and Standards New Zealand, Private Bag 2439, Wellington 6020
ISBN 0 7337 4261 0

AS/NZS 1270:2002

PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee AV-003, Acoustics, Human Effects, to supersede AS/NZS 1270:1999,
Acoustics Hearing protectors.
The major changes from the 1999 edition are the revision of the physical test requirements
(Section 3) and the addition of guidance for testing specialist devices (Section 5). The
method for the measurement of the real-ear attenuation of hearing protectors (Section 4) is
unchanged from the 1999 edition.

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The physical test requirements specified in this Standard represent a compromise between
the extensive physical testing of hearing protectors required by European Standards and the
absence of physical test requirements in United States Standards. The test regime specified
in this Standard comprises a practical, cost-effective approach that seeks to ensure that
hearing protectors are sufficiently robust to maintain their acoustic performance when in
use.
In the interests of consistency, the European test procedures and related requirements have
been adopted for physical tests that are common to this Standard and the corresponding
draft European Standards, namely, prEN 13819.1:1999, Hearing protectors Testing, Part
1: Physical test methods and prEN 352:1999, Hearing protectors General requirements.
This Standard includes one test not currently included in the European Standards, namely,
the dry heat (50C) test. This test was judged applicable to Australian and New Zealand
conditions. One physical test has been added in this edition of the Standard, namely, the
headband flexing test required by the European Standards.
In response to the increasing numbers of specialist hearing protectors available to users,
guidance for testing such devices is provided in this edition. Specialist hearing protectors
offer some method in addition to or other than a simple blocking of the sound transmission.
Examples of such devices include level-dependent earmuffs and noise cancelling headsets.
Currently there is no recognized procedure for the testing of these devices in their operating
state. However, recommendations are given for undertaking passive testing. Once
appropriate tests for devices in their operating state have been developed, this Standard will
be revised accordingly.
The term normative has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. A normative appendix is an integral part of the Standard. An
informative appendix is only for information and guidance.

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AS/NZS 1270:2002 (R2014) Acoustics - Hearing


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