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Step 3: ValidationThe validation process enables you to identify if your employees are receivingoptimal protection from their hearing devices, if they require any additionaltraining and also highlights if it is the right solution for them.Honeywell VeriPROA personal approach to Hearing Conservation On-siteverification has never been easier.VeriPRO makes it easier to get an accurate, real-worldpicture of your employees’ hearing protection. Find outwhether your employees are receiving optimal protection,require additional training on how to fit their ear plugs, orneed to try a different model. VeriPRO uses sophisticatedsoftware to find out the Personal Attenuation Rating (PAR)your employees are receiving from their ear plugs. Byverifying ear plug effectiveness and providing an idealopportunity for education, VeriPRO becomes an integralpart of a successful Hearing Conservation Program.Benefits of Fit-Testing Hearing ProtectorsAbout the authorBrad Witt, MA, CCC-A, Director of Hearing ConservationHoward Leight ® / Honeywell Safety Productswww.howardleight.comBrad Witt is Director of Hearing Conservation for Howard Leight ® / HoneywellSafety Products, www.howardleight.com, a leading global provider of passive andintelligent hearing protection solutions.He holds a B.S. in Communication Disorders fromBrigham Young University, and an M.A. in Audiology fromNorthwestern University. For fourteen years, he manageda hearing conservation practice in California, providingOSHA-standard services at 175 locations. He has servedas President of the National Hearing ConservationAssociation (NHCA). He has presented more than200 hearing conservation seminars on behalf ofHoneywell Safety Products over the past six years infifteen countries.Contact Mr. Witt by email atbrad.witt@honeywell.comAbout the White Paperexpert guide /Benefits ofFit-TestingHearingProtectorsby Brad Witt, MA, Director of Hearing Conservation,Howard Leight by Honeywellwww.arco.co.ukWhilst many work environments supply hearingprotection to their workers very few check that theprotection provided is being worn correctly. Incorrect fitting of hearing protection, such asear plugs or ear muffs can leave the wearer in a position where they are not receiving anyprotection at all, or in some cases are worse off.E-A-RFit Validation systemDifferent ear canal shapes and fitting methods result in different protection levels for individual ear plug wearers.The E-A-Rfit Validation system by 3M will tell you the actual level of protection each individual wearer achieveswith their chosen ear plug.Innovative F-mire Process is quick, simple and accurateUnlike less reliable tone response tests, E-A-RFit is an F-mire (field-microphone-in-real-ear) test system. Key features tothis innovative system are:• Exclusive probed ear plugsMost 3M ear plugs can be tested withthis system.• Dual Element MicrophoneMeasures sound inside and outside the ear.Real fit = real resultsThe E-A-RFit subject fits their ownprotector, the technician connects themicrophone to the hearing protector,leaving the other microphone exposedso that noise levels are measuredinside and outside the ear.Personal Attenuation Rating(PAR) for each worker inminutesIt only takes 8 seconds to obtain dataat seven standard (125Hz to 8000Hz)frequencies. You’ll know exactlywhat level of protection each workerreceives from each tested protector.No guesswork.Data is documented forfuture useEach worker’s PAR results can beautomatically documented and storedby the technician. This informationis valuable for comparison duringsubsequent tests.Test compatible with a variety of hearing protectorsProtection levels can be validated with many different hearing protectors. This selection includes specially-probed versionsof 3M’s most popular hearing products.E-A-RFit Compatible Ear PlugsUltrafit Ultrafit Tracer Classic Classic14 20 20 Small • Advanced AlgorithmUtilises transfer function measurement approach toacquire reliable data in less than eight seconds.• Proprietary and Patented Application SoftwareProvides enhanced metrics for guidance in theapplication of the measured insertion loss values.Classic E-A-Rsoft Push-Corded Ins E-A-RsoftFX Superfit33 Superfit36 To read more visit www.arco.co.uk/hearing29 www.arco.co.uk/hearing30