[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: 40CFR211.212-4]

[Page 183-184]
 
                   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. 211.212-4  Testing procedures.

    (a) The manufacturer must conduct one valid test according to the 
test procedures specified in Sec. 211.206 for each hearing protector 
selected for testing under Sec. 211.212-2.
    (b) The manufacturer must not repair or adjust the test hearing 
protectors once compliance testing has been initiated. In the event a 
hearing protector is unable to complete the test, the manufacturer may 
replace the protector. Any replacement protector will

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be of the same category as the protector being replaced. It will be 
selected from the remaining designated test protectors and will be 
subject to all the provisions of these regulations. Any replacement and 
the reason for replacement must be reported in the compliance audit test 
report.

(Sec. 13, Pub. L. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1244 (42 U.S.C. 4912))