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Ear plugs
Domain: Health and safety at work => Preventive measures => Personal protective equipment
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Definition
Small inserts that fit into the outer ear canal; to be effective they must totally block the ear canal with an airtight seal. They are available in a variety of shapes and sizes to fit individual ear canals and can be custom made. For people who have trouble keeping them in their ear, they can be fitted to a headband.
Definition source
European legislation
Directives 86/188/EEC, 89/686/EEC, 2003/10/EC
British legislation
The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002; The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
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