BS EN 352-8:2020

What is BS EN 352‑8 about?  

BS EN 352‑8 is the eighth part of the hearing protectors multi-series.  

BS EN 352‑8 applies to entertainment audio earmuffs. BS EN 352‑8 specifies requirements on construction, design, performance, marking, and user information relating to the inclusion of the entertainment audio facility. 

The requirements of BS EN 352‑8 are concerned with the entertainment audio performance of the earmuffs. 

Who is BS EN 352‑8 for? 

BS EN 352‑8 for entertainment audio earmuffs is useful for: 

• Hearing protector device manufacturers 
• Quality control personnel 
• Hearing protector device designers 
• Acoustic engineers 

Why should you use BS EN 352‑8?  

Entertainment audio earmuffs use a wired or wireless system through which audio entertainment can be relayed.  

BS EN 352‑8 provides you with performance requirements for entertainment audio earmuffs improving audio clarity in noisy environments to reduce the noise energy reaching and causing damage to the inner ear. 

Overall, by using the safety requirements for entertainment audio earmuffs specified in BS EN 352‑8, help you to produce high-quality entertainment audio earmuffs while eliminating hazardous steady-state or impulse noise. 

What is changed since the last update?  

BS EN 352‑8:2020 supersedes EN 352-8:2008 and includes some technical changes concerning EN 352-8:2008: 

• 4.2.1 products with Bluetooth added 
• 4.2.1.3 products with electrical audio input: new requirements 
• Clause 5 removed, reference to EN 13819-3:2019, 7.4.2, 7.5.1, and 7.6.1 added 
• Annex A removed