Product Search
Product Catalogue
- Whats Hot for May
- Whats Hot this Week ?
- National Accredited Training (RTO 5735)
- Bags, Swags & Storage Cases
- Barriers & Safety Cones
- Bin Lifters & Material Handling
- Body Protection & Ergonomics
- Boots Safety Footwear
- Breathalysers
- Clothing Industrial Safety Work Wear
- Cooling & Hydration Products
- Corporate Gifts
- Confined Space Entry Equipment AS2865
- Davit Arms Systems and Tripods
- Electrical Safety
- Elevated Working Platforms (EWP)
- Eye Protection Safety Glasses
- First Aid Kits & Rescue Equipment
- Fire Fighting Equipment & Clothing
- Gas Detection
- Gear Keeper Tool Tethers
- Hand Protection
- Head Protection Safety Helmets
- Hearing Protection
- Hire & Servicing
- Height Safety Fall Arrest
- Instrumentation
- Knives Rescue Tools
- Labelling & Printers
- Ladders, Frames and Safety Steps
- Lights, Beacons and Torches
- Lockout Tagout
- Marine Safety
- Miners Belts
- Mirrors
- Pallet Trucks & Lifter Trolleys
- Respiratory Filters & Masks
- Rigging Belts
- Rigging Lifting Gear Crane Hoist
- Ropes, Cords and Webbing
- Safety Cabinets
- Safety Mats
- Safety Work Signs
- Scaffolding
- Skin Care and Sun Screen
- Showers & Eyewash
- Spill Prevention & Secondary Containment
- Tents & Shelters
- Transport & Load Restraint
- Ventilation/ Blowers/ Air Movement
- Regulations and Code
- Work SafeGEAR Customers login
- Overstocked Wholesale Pricing
- Products By Safety Brands
- 4WD Recovery
- Upcoming
- Specials and Clearance Products
Products Approved By WorkSafeGEAR.com
Earplugs
How is hearing protection tested in Australia and what standards apply?
The SOUND LEVEL CONVERSION (SLC80) rating as applied to hearing protection devices (HPD) is a simple number and class rating derived from a test procedure outlined in the Australian/New Zealand Standard, AS/NZS 1270: 2002. It provides a simple number guide to the level of noise attenuation reduction that can be expected from a particular HPD
Class SLC80dB
Class 1 - 10 to 13dB
Class 2 - 14 to 17dB
Class 3 - 18 to 21dB
Class 4 - 22 to 25dB
Class 5 - 26 to 36dB
The SLC80 is a rating only, by which in conjunction with the information contained in the Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 1269.3:2005 Occupational Noise Management - Hearing Protector, the problems of hearing loss due to noise exposure for a given environment is addressed
Product Sub Categories
X-Treme (Class 5 / 26dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Max (Class 5 / 26dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Max Lite (Class 4 / 25dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Laser Lite (Class 4 / 25dB) Various sizes and types More info | ||||
MultiMax (Class 4 / 24dB) Various sizes and types More info |
303 Plugs (Class 4 / 22dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Fusion (Class 4 / 22dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Smart Fit Earplugs (Class 2-3 / 16-20dB) Various sizes and types More info | ||||
Airsoft (Class 5 / 26dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Quiet (Class 3 / 20dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Clarity (Class 3 / 21dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Pilot (Class 4 / 23dB) Various sizes and types More info | ||||
Quiet Bands (Class 2-3 / 16-21dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Percap (Class 3 / 20dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Plug Dispensers Various sizes and types More info |
VeriPro Various sizes and types More info | ||||
Multi-use Earplugs (Class 2 / 16dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Detectable Earplugs (Class 2 & 4 / 16 - 25dB) Various sizes and types More info |
Products
There are no products in this category.