Hearing Protection

When choosing hearing protection it’s important to consider comfort and performance. Comfortable hearing protection is more likely to be worn for the full duration of noise exposure.

Different hearing protection is designed to meet different noise levels. To help you choose the right product refer to the table below showing the various classes of hearing protection.

 

  

 

Class

SLC80 Range (dB)

For Use Up To (dB)

Example of Noise Level

1

10-13

<90

Lawn mower

2

14-17

95

Circular Saw

3

18-21

100

Power Tools

4

22-25

105

Heavy Machinery

5

26+

110

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