[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR211.212-3]

[Page 183]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 211--PRODUCT NOISE LABELING--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B--Hearing Protective Devices
 
Sec. 211.212-3  Test hearing protector preparation.

    The manufacturer must select the test hearing protector according to 
Sec. 211.212-2 before the official test, and must comply with the test 
protector preparation requirements described in this subpart:
    (a) A test hearing protector selected according to Sec. 211.212-2 
must not be tested, modified, or adjusted in any manner before the 
official test unless the adjustments, modifications and/or tests are 
part of the manufacturer's prescribed manufacturing and inspection 
procedures.
    (b) Quality controls, testing, assembly or selection procedures must 
not be, used on the completed protector or any portion of the protector, 
including parts, that will not normally be used during the production 
and assembly of all other protectors of that category to be distributed 
in commerce.

[47 FR 57717, Dec. 28, 1982]