Introduction

The requirements of this standard are concerned with the entertainment audio performance of the earplugs.

EN 352‑10 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 with safety-related audio input
— EN 352‑7 , Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 7: Level-dependent earplugs
— EN 352‑8 , Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 8: Entertainment audio earmuffs
— EN 352‑9 , Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 9: Earplugs with safety-related audio input
— EN 352‑10 , Hearing protectors — Safety requirements — Part 10: Entertainment audio earplugs

Test methods for these requirements are described in the following standards:

— EN 13819‑1 , Hearing protectors — Testing — Part 1: Physical test methods
— EN 13819‑2 , Hearing protectors — Testing — Part 2: Acoustic test methods
— EN 13819‑3 , Hearing protectors — Testing — Part 3: Supplementary acoustic test methods

An associated standard EN 458 covers selection, use, care and maintenance of hearing protection.

BS EN 352-10:2020