PD ISO/TS 16976-7:2020

What is ISO/TS 16976-7 about?  

ISO/TS 16976-7 discusses respiratory protective devices. ISO/TS 16976-7 belongs to a series of documents providing basic physiological and anthropometric data on humans. ISO/TS 16976-7 contains information about hearing and speech associated with wearing respiratory protective devices.  

Who is ISO/TS 16976-7 for? 

ISO/TS 16976-7 on respiratory protective devices (Hearing and speech) is useful for: 

• Safety equipment manufacturers 
• Health and safety bodies  
• Quality control personnel 

Why should you use ISO/TS 16976-7?  

For an appropriate design, selection and use of respiratory protective devices, basic physiological demands of the user should be considered. The function of a respiratory protective device, the way it is designed and used, and the properties of its material can affect communications: either speech or hearing or both. 

ISO/TS 16976-7 contains information related to the interaction between respiratory protective devices and the human body functions of hearing and speech so that product design can be improved. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

ISO/TS 16976-7:2020 supersedes ISO/TS 16976‑7:2013, which is withdrawn. ISO/TS 16976-7:2020 includes some technical changes with respect to ISO/TS 16976‑7:2013. These include: 

• New definitions were added 
• Introduction of references to IEC-standards 
• Reference to B-weighting was removed 
• A number of references in the Bibliography were removed