[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR211.212-3]



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                   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]