Enhances effectivness of hearing protection
July 1st 2009 New from Howard
Leight by Sperian is
VeriPRO, a
technology which
measures the realworld
attenuation of
earplugs. The new
technology overcomes
the weakness of the
Single Number Rating
(SNR) system which
only provides a theoretical
level of hearing protection
as opposed to an actual
measurement.
Using a loudness balancing
technique VeriPRO
determines the effectiveness
of an employee's earplug
over a range of frequencies.
The result, known as a
Personal Attenuation
Rating (PAR), identifies the
actual protection an
employee receives from his
or her earplug in each ear.
This allows safety managers
to determine if their
employees are receiving
optimal protection,
require additional
training on how to fit
their earplugs, or
need to try a different
model.
VeriPRO can be
used with any
earplug, and the tests
performed in
virtually any setting.
Employee test results are
captured and stored and
can be analyzed to
determine trends, to
generate reports and to
provide evidence of real
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